Pittsburgh Meteorological Measurements from EPA Supersite Program

July 2001 to November 2002 data collected during the Pittsburgh Supersite Program. The dataset contains meteorological measurements including temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction, UV intensity, and solar intensity. It was produced by the NARSTO EPA partnership to characterize particulate matter and its links to public health.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of temperature and relative humidity to study seasonal air quality variations.
• Correlate wind speed and direction data with particulate matter concentrations to model pollutant dispersion.
• Use UV intensity and solar intensity measurements to study photochemical reactions influencing ozone formation.
• Combine precipitation records with other meteorological parameters to assess wet deposition of pollutants.

Strengths

• Data spans a 18-month measurement campaign from May 2001 to October 2002.
• Includes measurements from a central supersite and five satellite sites for spatial analysis.
• Captures multiple meteorological parameters relevant for air quality studies.

Limitations

• Data collection ended in 2002, limiting analysis of recent trends.
• Specific row counts, file formats, and data resolution are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Pittsburgh region.

Provenance

Source

NARSTO EPA Supersite Program, organized by LARC_ASDC.

Collection Method

Ambient monitoring at a central supersite and five satellite sites in the Pittsburgh region.

Time Range

July 2001 to November 2002 (campaign May 2001-October 2002).

Geography

Pittsburgh region, Pennsylvania, USA.