LISTOS: Ground Site Air Quality Measurements for Long Island Sound

LISTOS_Ground_Rutgers_Data is a multi-agency collection of air quality measurements from the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study field campaign. The data was collected primarily between June and September 2018 by NASA, NOAA, EPA, and state environmental agencies using ground sites, aircraft, mobile vehicles, boats, and ozonesondes. Its goal was to investigate ozone formation and transport in the New York City metropolitan area and downwind states.

Use Cases

• Validate satellite-based air quality retrievals based on the description's mention of TEMPO and TROPOMI validation.
• Model ozone transport and chemistry in coastal marine boundary layers based on the described pollution confinement over Long Island Sound.
• Analyze the impact of sea breeze circulation on inland ozone concentrations based on the described meteorological phenomenon.
• Study multi-agency collaborative air quality measurement campaigns based on the involvement of NASA, NOAA, EPA, and state agencies.

Strengths

• Data collection involved a multi-agency collaboration including NASA, NOAA, EPA, and several state environmental departments.
• The primary measurement campaign took place over a defined period, June-September 2018.
• The dataset was used to validate satellite instruments like TROPOMI and prepare for TEMPO observations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• File formats include BIN, PDF, ISO, HTML, which may require specific tools for access and processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Field campaign using in-situ and remote sensing instrumentation aboard aircraft, ground sites, mobile vehicles, boats, and ozonesondes.

Time Range

Primary observations between June-September 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:08:18.298453; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City metropolitan area, Long Island Sound, and downwind areas in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.