Korea United States Air Quality Study

The KORUS-AQ field study was conducted in South Korea during May-June, 2016. The study was jointly sponsored by NASA and Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER). The primary objectives were to investigate the factors controlling air quality in Korea (e.g., local emissions, chemical processes, and transboundary transport) and to assess future air quality observing strategies incorporating geostationary satellite observations. To achieve these science objectives, KORUS-AQ adopted a highly coordinated sampling strategy involved surface and airborne measurements including both in-situ and remote sensing instruments.

Surface observations provided details on ground-level air quality conditions while airborne sampling provided an assessment of conditions aloft relevant to satellite observations and necessary to understand the role of emissions, chemistry, and dynamics in determining air quality outcomes. The sampling region covers the South Korean peninsula and surrounding waters with a primary focus on the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Airborne sampling was primarily conducted from near surface to about 8 km with extensive profiling to characterize the vertical distribution of pollutants and their precursors. The airborne observational data were collected from three aircraft platforms: the NASA DC-8, NASA B-200, and Hanseo King Air. Surface measurements were conducted from 16 ground sites and 2 ships: R/V Onnuri and R/V Jang Mok.

The major data products collected from both the ground and air include in-situ measurements of trace gases (e.g., ozone, reactive nitrogen species, carbon monoxide and dioxide, methane, non-methane and oxygenated hydrocarbon species), aerosols (e.g., microphysical and optical properties and chemical composition), active remote sensing of ozone and aerosols, and passive remote sensing of NO2, CH2O, and O3 column densities. These data products support research focused on examining the impact of photochemistry and transport on ozone and aerosols, evaluating emissions inventories, and assessing the potential use of satellite observations in air quality studies.

DOI: 10.5067/Suborbital/KORUSAQ/DATA01

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Disciplines:   Field Campaigns
Collection Disciplines Spatial Temporal
KORUSAQ_Model_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Ancillary Model Data Products
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-30 - 2016-06-11
KORUSAQ_Trajectory_Data_1
KORUS-AQ FLEXPART Backtrajectory Data Products
Aerosols Spatial Coverage:
(25, 72), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-28 - 2016-06-16
Collection Disciplines Spatial Temporal
KORUSAQ_Merge_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Aircraft Merge Data Files
Aerosols Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-24 - 2016-06-21
Collection Disciplines Spatial Temporal
KORUSAQ_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Aerosol Data
Aerosols Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-17 - 2016-06-21
KORUSAQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_DIAL_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft Remotely Sensed Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Data
Aerosols,  Clouds Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-18 - 2016-06-20
KORUSAQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_GeoTASO_B200_Data_1
KORUS-AQ B200 Remotely Sensed Geostationary Trace gas and Aerosol Sensor Optimization (GeoTASO) Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(27, 43), (119, 137)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-27 - 2016-06-12
KORUSAQ_Analysis_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Ancillary Analysis Data
Aerosols Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-30 - 2016-10-18
KORUSAQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Cloud Data
Clouds Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-17 - 2016-06-21
KORUSAQ_Ground_EPA_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ground Site Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-27 - 2016-06-13
KORUSAQ_Ground_NASA_Data_1
KORUS-AQ NASA Ground Site Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-24 - 2016-06-13
KORUSAQ_jValue_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ J Value (Photolysis Rate) Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-17 - 2016-06-21
KORUSAQ_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1
KORUS-AQ B200 Aircraft In Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(27, 87), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-27 - 2016-06-12
KORUSAQ_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-17 - 2016-06-21
KORUSAQ_Miscellaneous_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Miscellaneous Data
Aerosols,  Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-30 - 2016-06-13
KORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Pandora Column Observations
Tropospheric Composition Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2015-04-30 - 2016-10-18
KORUSAQ_RVJangMokShip_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) JangMok Ship Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-05-18 - 2016-06-08
KORUSAQ_RVOnnuriShip_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Research Vessel (R/V) Onnuri Ship Data
Aerosols Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-05-16 - 2016-06-05
KORUSAQ_Sondes_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Ozonesonde Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(0, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-28 - 2016-06-12
KORUSAQ_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data_1
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(25, 67), (-180, 180)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-16 - 2016-06-21
KORUSAQ_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_HanseoKingAir_Data_1
KORUS-AQ Hanseo King Air Aircraft In Situ Trace Gas Data
Field Campaigns Spatial Coverage:
(28, 43), (119, 136)
Temporal Coverage:
2016-04-26 - 2016-06-12