MOOSE: Mobile Laboratory Air Quality Measurements for Ozone Source Attribution

MOOSE_Aerodyne-Mobile-Laboratory_1 contains data collected by the Aerodyne Mobile Laboratory during the Michigan-Ontario Ozone Source Experiment (MOOSE). The dataset includes measurements of volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, methane, carbon monoxide, ozone, and meteorological variables from field studies conducted in 2021 and 2022. The campaign was an international collaboration involving the Ontario MECP, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the US EPA, and Michigan EGLE.

Use Cases

• Modeling ozone precursor transport based on mobile measurements of VOCs, NOx, and wind mentioned in the description.
• Identifying emission source signatures based on detailed chemical speciation data from instruments like the Vocus PTR-ToF-MS and TILDAS.
• Analyzing the impact of lake breeze and urban heat island circulations on pollutant concentrations based on the GLAMOR experiment objectives.
• Quantifying methane emissions from specific sources like landfills and gas lines based on the MERLIN experiment focus.

Strengths

• Data collected by a specialized mobile laboratory platform equipped with multiple high-resolution instruments.
• Covers two distinct field campaign phases over six weeks in 2021 and during the summer of 2022.
• International collaboration involving multiple US and Canadian environmental agencies.

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, and HTML, which may require specific tools for access and processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Field measurements collected by the Aerodyne Mobile Laboratory using instruments including TDPC-GC-EI-ToFMS, Vocus PTR-ToF-MS, TILDAS, CAPS-NOx, Licor 6262, 2B-Tech, RMYoung 86000, and Hemisphere GPS Vector V103.

Time Range

Phase 1: May-June 2021; Phase 2: Summer 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:30:32.933086; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Michigan (SEMI) and the immediate US-Canada border region.