LMOS Miscellaneous Data: Satellite and Ancillary Air Quality Data for Lake Michigan

LMOS Miscellaneous and Ancillary Data Products are supplementary satellite data supporting the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS). The dataset results from a joint effort by NASA, NOAA, EPA, EPRI, NSF, LADCO, and university research groups. LMOS was conducted from May through June 2017 to understand ozone formation and transport around Lake Michigan.

Use Cases

• Analyzing ozone concentration gradients along the Lake Michigan shoreline based on the observed lake-shore gradient.
• Improving modeled ozone forecasts for the region based on the study's long-term goals.
• Studying the influence of lake breeze airflow on pollutant transport based on the described onshore daytime airflow.
• Investigating ozone formation in rural areas far from emission sources based on the study's stated research questions.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, indicating a finalized dataset.
• Supported by multiple agencies including NASA, NOAA, EPA, EPRI, NSF, and LADCO.
• Includes data from airborne, ship, mobile laboratories, and fixed ground-based observational platforms.

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 specialized tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Field study using airborne, ship, mobile labs, and ground-based platforms, supported by chemical transport models.

Time Range

May through June 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:07:57.468073; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lake Michigan region, particularly the coastal shoreline.