ASDC | NARSTO_EPA_SS_ATLANTA_1999_CHEM_PM_MET_DATA

NARSTO Level 2

Entry Title: NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data

Entry ID: NARSTO_EPA_SS_ATLANTA_1999_CHEM_PM_MET_DATA_1

Aerosols Radiation Budget Field Campaigns

Description

The NARSTO_EPA_SS_ATLANTA_1999_CHEM_PM_MET_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Supersite (SS) Atlanta 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data product. This data product was obtained from July to September 1999 during the Atlanta Experiment of the U.S. EPA Particulate Matter Supersites Program.

The EPS selected Atlanta as one of the first Supersites Programs dedicated to the study of fine particles (or Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5). The Southern Oxidants Study (SOS) in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department developed and implemented the scientific research plan for this initial Supersites Program effort. The Atlanta field experiment was a 4-week long campaign aimed at comprehensively addressing issues related to the measurement and characterization of fine particles in the polluted or urban atmosphere. The experiment took place during the August 1999 and deployed a wide array of instrumentation at a measurement site located on Jefferson Street in Midtown Atlanta.

Goals of the Atlanta Supersite Program were twofold: first, to provide a platform for testing and contrasting some of the newer particle measurement techniques; and second, to provide data to advance our scientific understanding of atmospheric processes regarding atmospheric particles. Specific objectives were: (1) to characterize the performance of emerging and/or state-of-the-science PM Measurements; (2) to compare and contrast similar and dissimilar PM Measurements; (3) to evaluate the precision, accuracy, and completeness of information that can be gained from the planned EPA PM mass and chemical composition networks; (4) to evaluate the scientific information gained by combining various independent and complementary PM Measurements; and (5) to address various scientific issues and their ozone- and PM-related policy implications with this data base.

The EPA PM Supersites Program was an ambient air monitoring research program from 1999-2004 designed to provide information of value to the atmospheric sciences, and human health and exposure research communities. Eight geographically diverse projects were chosen to specifically address the following EPA research priorities: (1) to characterize PM, its constituents, precursors, co-pollutants, atmospheric transport, and its source categories that affect the PM in any region; (2) to address the research questions and scientific uncertainties about PM source-receptor and exposure-health effects relationships; and (3) to compare and evaluate different methods of characterizing PM including testing new and emerging measurement methods.

NARSTO, which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

DOI

10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0060

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DATA QUALITY

Quality Assurance Final Report for the Southern Oxidant Study Atlanta Supersite August 3 - September 1, 1999

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Data and Information for NARSTO

PI DOCUMENTATION

Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Southern Oxidant Study Atlanta Supersite Field Experiment

PRODUCT USAGE

Guide for NARSTO EPA_SS_ATLANTA 1999 Air Chemistry, Particulate Matter, and Met Data

PUBLICATIONS

1999 Atlanta Supersite Data in the NARSTO Archive Overview

EPA Supersites - Direct File Download (.kmz)

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

From GCMD Science Keywords:

ATMOSPHERIC NITRIC ACID > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATE MATTER
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
SURFACE WINDS
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
AEROSOL EXTINCTION
NITRATE PARTICLES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SURFACE PRESSURE
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
SOLAR IRRADIANCE
CARBONACEOUS AEROSOLS

Intergrating Nephelometer
Aerosol Backscatter
Aerosol Extinction
Aerosol Optical Depth
Aerosol Optical Thickness
Air Temperature
Carbon Monixide (CO)
Carbonaceous Aerosols
Diabatic Heating
Humidity
Maximum Wind Gust
Nitrate NO3(_) Particles
Nitric Acid (HNO3)
Nitrogen Oxides
Ozone (O3)
Particulate Matter
Pm2.5: Mass
Relative Humidity
Resultant Mean Vector Wind Direction
Resultant Mean Vector Wind Speed
Scalar Mean Wind Speed
Sigma Theta (Standard Deviation of Azimuth Angle) Wind Direction
Solar Irradiance (Si)
Surface Pressure
Surface Winds
Thermooptical Transmission
Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 33.78, N: 33.78), (W: -84.41, E: -84.41)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Geodetic
Granule Spatial Representation: Geodetic

Locations

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGIA

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1999-07-30 - 1999-09-03

Platforms

In Situ Land-based Platforms

LABORATORY

BAROMETERS

NDIR GAS ANALYZER

Nondispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer

UV OZONE DETECTORS

Ultraviolet Ozone Detectors

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

PYRANOMETERS

HYGROMETERS

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

ION CHROMATOGRAPHS

NEPHELOMETERS

ANEMOMETERS

GROUND STATIONS

BAROMETERS

NDIR GAS ANALYZER

Nondispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer

UV OZONE DETECTORS

Ultraviolet Ozone Detectors

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

PYRANOMETERS

HYGROMETERS

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

ION CHROMATOGRAPHS

NEPHELOMETERS

ANEMOMETERS

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

BAROMETERS

NDIR GAS ANALYZER

Nondispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer

UV OZONE DETECTORS

Ultraviolet Ozone Detectors

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

PYRANOMETERS

HYGROMETERS

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

ION CHROMATOGRAPHS

NEPHELOMETERS

ANEMOMETERS

Metadata Dates

Created on 2004-01-14

Last updated on 2021-05-13