ASDC | LMOS_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_UC12_Data

LMOS Level 2

Entry Title: LMOS UC-12 In-Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data

Entry ID: LMOS_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_UC12_Data_1

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Description

LMOS_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_UC12_Data_1 is the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS) in-situ meteorological and navigational data collected onboard the NASA UC-12 aircraft during the LMOS field campaign. This product is a result of a joint effort across multiple agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the EPA, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), National Science Foundation (NSF), Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) and its member states, and several research groups at universities. Data collection is complete.

Elevated spring and summertime ozone levels remain a challenge along the coast of Lake Michigan, with a number of monitors recording levels/amounts exceeding the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The production of ozone over Lake Michigan, combined with onshore daytime “lake breeze” airflow is believed to increase ozone concentrations at locations within a few kilometers off shore. This observed lake-shore gradient motivated the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS). Conducted from May through June 2017, the goal of LMOS was to better understand ozone formation and transport around Lake Michigan; in particular, why ozone concentrations are generally highest along the lakeshore and drop off sharply inland and why ozone concentrations peak in rural areas far from major emission sources. LMOS was a collaborative, multi-agency field study that provided extensive observational air quality and meteorology datasets through a combination of airborne, ship, mobile laboratories, and fixed ground-based observational platforms. Chemical transport models (CTMs) and meteorological forecast tools assisted in planning for day-to-day measurement strategies. The long term goals of the LMOS field study were to improve modeled ozone forecasts for this region, better understand ozone formation and transport around Lake Michigan, provide a better understanding of the lakeshore gradient in ozone concentrations (which could influence how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addresses future regional ozone issues), and provide improved knowledge of how emissions influence ozone formation in the region.

DOI

10.5067/Suborbital/LMOS/MetNav_AircraftInSitu_UC12_Data_1

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

PUBLICATIONS

LMOS Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium Mission Overview

LMOS Nasa.gov “NASA Aids Study of Lake Michigan High-Ozone Events” Article

White Paper: Lake Michigan Ozone Study 2017 (LMOS 2017)

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ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC WINDS

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 30, N: 45), (W: -119, E: -85)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ILLINOIS MICHIGAN WISCONSIN GEOGRAPHIC REGION NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WESTERN HEMISPHERE VERTICAL LOCATION TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2017-05-22 - 2017-06-28
Temporal Resolution: Variable

Platforms

Aircraft

UC-12B

NASA Langley Beechcraft UC-12B Huron

Applanix

Applanix POSAV

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-09-15

Last updated on 2022-09-26