NUMAC: Simulated and Observed Aerosol Data for KORUS-AQ Model Evaluation

Simulated data generated with the Met Office Unified Model, presented alongside observations from the KORUS-AQ field campaign and MODIS satellite. The supporting data was created by Hamish Gordon of Carnegie Mellon University for a manuscript evaluating the Nested Unified Model with Aerosols and Chemistry. Observations include surface and aircraft data from KORUS-AQ and Terra/MODIS aerosol datasets from NASA's LAADS DAAC.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking atmospheric model performance based on simulated aerosol data mentioned in the description
• Evaluating satellite-derived aerosol products using the MODIS observations referenced in the description
• Analyzing regional air chemistry over East Asia based on the KORUS-AQ campaign data described

Strengths

• Data combines model simulations with real-world observations from a major field campaign (KORUS-AQ) and satellite instruments (MODIS).
• Observational data sources are publicly accessible from NASA archives, as cited with specific URLs in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Carnegie Mellon University (author Hamish Gordon), Met Office Unified Model, KORUS-AQ campaign, NASA LAADS DAAC for MODIS data.

Collection Method

Model simulation and aggregation of observational data from public archives.

Geography

Likely focuses on East Asia, corresponding to the KORUS-AQ campaign region.