LISTOS Queens College Ground Site Data: Air Quality Measurements from 2018

LISTOS_Ground_QueensCollege_Data is ground site data collected at Queens College during the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS) field campaign. The data collection is complete and was a multi-agency effort involving NASA, NOAA, EPA NESCAUM, and state environmental departments. Primary measurement observations took place between June and September 2018.

Use Cases

• Modeling ozone formation and transport based on in-situ ground measurements
• Validating satellite-based air quality retrievals (e.g., TEMPO, TROPOMI) based on ground-based measurements of ozone, NO2, and HCHO
• Analyzing the impact of sea breeze circulation on pollution dispersion based on the study's focus on land/water circulation
• Investigating chronic ozone problems in the NYC metropolitan area based on the description of persistent air quality challenges

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, indicating a finalized dataset
• Multi-agency collaboration involving NASA, NOAA, EPA, and several state departments
• Primary measurement period is explicitly defined as June-September 2018

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Available file formats (BIN, PDF, ISO, HTML) suggest potential complexity in data access

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ and remote sensing instrumentation integrated at a ground site during a field campaign

Time Range

June-September 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:08:28.774386; freshness should be verified

Geography

Queens College ground site, New York City metropolitan area, Long Island Sound region