ASDC | DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Ground_TCEQ_Data

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Entry Title: DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Ground Site Data

Entry ID: DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Ground_TCEQ_Data_1

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DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Ground_TCEQ_Data contains data collected by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) at various ground sites around the study area, including Aldine, Channelview, Clinton, Conroe Airport, Deer Park, Galveston, Harris County, LaPorte Airport, Manvel Croix, Seabrook Park, Smith Point, Texas Avenue, UH Coastal Center, UH Liberty, UH Sugarland, and West Houston as part of the Texas (Houston) deployment of NASA's DISCOVER-AQ field study. This data product contains data for only the Texas deployment and data collection is complete.

Understanding the factors that contribute to near surface pollution is difficult using only satellite-based observations. The incorporation of surface-level measurements from aircraft and ground-based platforms provides the crucial information necessary to validate and expand upon the use of satellites in understanding near surface pollution. Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) was a four-year campaign conducted in collaboration between NASA Langley Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Ames Research Center, and multiple universities to improve the use of satellites to monitor air quality for public health and environmental benefit. Through targeted airborne and ground-based observations, DISCOVER-AQ enabled more effective use of current and future satellites to diagnose ground level conditions influencing air quality.

DISCOVER-AQ employed two NASA aircraft, the P-3B and King Air, with the P-3B completing in-situ spiral profiling of the atmosphere (aerosol properties, meteorological variables, and trace gas species). The King Air conducted both passive and active remote sensing of the atmospheric column extending below the aircraft to the surface. Data from an existing network of surface air quality monitors, AERONET sun photometers, Pandora UV/vis spectrometers and model simulations were also collected. Further, DISCOVER-AQ employed many surface monitoring sites, with measurements being made on the ground, in conjunction with the aircraft. The B200 and P-3B conducted flights in Baltimore-Washington, D.C. in 2011, Houston, TX in 2013, San Joaquin Valley, CA in 2013, and Denver, CO in 2014. These regions were targeted due to being in violation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

The first objective of DISCOVER-AQ was to determine and investigate correlations between surface measurements and satellite column observations for the trace gases ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and formaldehyde (CH2O) to understand how satellite column observations can diagnose surface conditions. DISCOVER-AQ also had the objective of using surface-level measurements to understand how satellites measure diurnal variability and to understand what factors control diurnal variability. Lastly, DISCOVER-AQ aimed to explore horizontal scales of variability, such as regions with steep gradients and urban plumes.

DOI

10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Ground_TCEQ_Data_1

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NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
WIND DIRECTION > SURFACE WINDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
NITRIC OXIDE > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATE MATTER
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE

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Spatial Coverage: (S: 23, N: 43), (W: -110, E: 96)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

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NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TEXAS NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE

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Temporal Coverage: 2013-08-13 - 2013-10-02

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Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation Model T400 Ozone Analyzer

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Created on 2021-08-31

Last updated on 2024-04-26

DISCOVER-AQ Level 2

Entry Title: DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Ground Site Data

Entry ID: DISCOVERAQ_Texas_Ground_TCEQ_Data_1

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CHEMILUMINESCENCE

Teledyne API Model T200 NO/NO2/NOx Analyzer

Teledyne API Model T200 Chemiluminescence NO/NO2/NOx Analyzer

Teledyne API Ozone Analyzer

Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation Model T400 Ozone Analyzer

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