LISTOS Yale Coastal Ground Site Data: Air Quality Measurements from 2018

The New York City metropolitan area and downwind regions in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are the focus of this air quality dataset. LISTOS_Ground_YaleCoastal_Data contains ground site measurements from the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS) field campaign, a multi-agency effort involving NASA, NOAA, EPA, and state environmental departments. Primary measurement observations were collected between June and September 2018 to investigate ozone formation and transport influenced by sea breeze circulation.

Use Cases

• Model ozone transport and sea breeze effects based on the described pollution confinement in Long Island Sound's marine boundary layer.
• Validate satellite air quality retrievals (e.g., TEMPO, TROPOMI) using the ground-based measurements of ozone, NO2, and HCHO mentioned.
• Analyze chronic ozone problem patterns in the NYC region based on the description of persistent challenges meeting federal standards.
• Study the impact of land/water circulation on poor air quality as described for the Long Island Sound coastline.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, as explicitly stated in the description.
• Result of a joint effort across multiple agencies including NASA, NOAA, EPA, and several state departments.
• Includes measurements from a network of ground sites, aircraft, mobile vehicles, boats, and ozonesondes as described.

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; data accessibility may require specialized tools.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

In-situ and remote sensing instrumentation integrated aboard aircraft, ground sites, mobile vehicles, boats, and ozonesondes during a field campaign.

Time Range

June-September 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:55:31.562413; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Long Island Sound and surrounding coastlines, focusing on the NYC metropolitan area and downwind regions in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.