NARSTO ICARTT NEAX 2004: Aircraft Air Chemistry and Aerosol Data from Northeast U.S.

NARSTO_ICARTT_NEAX_2004_DOE_G-1_DATA contains air chemistry, aerosol, and meteorological measurements collected by the DOE Gulfstream G-1 aircraft during the 2004 ICARTT/NEAX campaign. The data were gathered on 13 flights over approximately 300 nautical miles from Latrobe, PA between July 19 and August 15, 2004, and are reported at 1-second and 10-second intervals. This dataset was produced by the NARSTO partnership and is hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling tropospheric ozone formation based on air chemistry measurements.
• Analyzing aerosol transport and composition based on sulfate and nitrate particle data.
• Studying regional air pollution events based on the temporal and geographic scope of the campaign.
• Validating atmospheric chemistry models based on in-situ aircraft measurements.

Strengths

• Data includes high-temporal-resolution measurements at 1-second and averaged 10-second intervals.
• Campaign provides focused temporal coverage over 13 flights in July-August 2004.
• Dataset is associated with a major international atmospheric research consortium (ICARTT/NARSTO).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data collection is from a specific, limited campaign in 2004 and may not represent other time periods or regions.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements collected via instrumented DOE Gulfstream G-1 aircraft.

Time Range

July 19 - August 15, 2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:30:42.334955; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Within approximately 300 nautical miles of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA.