Measurement report: Vertical profiling of particle size distributions over Lhasa, Tibet: T

Particle size distribution data was collected via tethered balloon-based in-situ measurements over Lhasa, Tibet, during summer 2020. The dataset is associated with a research paper published by Liang Ran of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It supports source apportionment analysis of atmospheric particles.

Use Cases

• Modeling vertical aerosol profiles based on in-situ particle size measurements.
• Conducting source apportionment of atmospheric pollutants in the Tibetan Plateau region.
• Analyzing seasonal air quality data from a specific geographic and temporal context (Lhasa, summer 2020).

Strengths

• Data is linked to a peer-reviewed publication (https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-810), providing academic context.
• Measurements were taken using a specific, documented method (tethered balloon-based in-situ).
• The dataset has a defined geographic (Lhasa, Tibet) and temporal (summer 2020) scope.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single campaign.

Provenance

Source

Liang Ran, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Collection Method

Tethered balloon-based in-situ measurements

Time Range

Summer 2020

Geography

Lhasa, Tibet