WRF-STILT Atmospheric Footprint Grids for Boston 2013-2014

July 2013 to December 2014 data provides gridded footprint fields from the WRF-STILT Lagrangian particle dispersion model for two receptor sites in Boston, MA. The 1-km resolution footprints quantify the influence of upwind surface fluxes on measured CO2 and CH4 concentrations. This dataset is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration using meteorological fields from WRF version 3.5.1.

Use Cases

• Attributing measured urban CO2 and CH4 concentrations to upwind surface flux sources using the adjoint transport model.
• Validating or integrating with the ACES emissions inventory due to congruent 1-km grid alignment.
• Studying seasonal and temporal variations in atmospheric transport influences over an 18-month period.
• Serving as input for inverse modeling frameworks to estimate regional greenhouse gas fluxes.

Strengths

• Provides an 18-month continuous time series from July 2013 to December 2014.
• Offers high spatial resolution with data on a congruent 1-km grid.
• Uses a well-defined meteorological driver (WRF model version 3.5.1) and the STILT Lagrangian dispersion model.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA Earthdata signals its curated importance.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not documented across any source.
• Conflicting last update dates exist: Data.gov lists 2026-03 12, while NASA Earthdata lists 2014-12-31.
• Limited to only two receptor locations within Boston, MA, restricting spatial analysis scope.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Generated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 3.5.1 to drive the Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport (STILT) particle dispersion model.

Time Range

July 2013 - December 2014

Freshness

2026-03-12 19:54:18.311367

Geography

Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with data on a 1-km grid congruent with the ACES inventory.