ASDC | NARSTO_EPA_SS_HOUSTON_TEXAQS2000_CAMS_DATA

NARSTO Level 2

Entry Title: NARSTO EPA Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data

Entry ID: NARSTO_EPA_SS_HOUSTON_TEXAQS2000_CAMS_DATA_1

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Description

NARSTO_EPA_HOUSTON_TEXAQS2000_CAMS_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Supersite (SS) Houston, Texas Air Quality Study 2000 (TexAQS2000) Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) continuous ambient monitoring stations (CAMS) Air Quality Data. This data set contains 5-minute air quality measurements collected in Texas during August and September 2000 at 85 CAMS during TEXAQS2000. Measurements include carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), total reactive nitrogen species (NOy), ozone, particulate matter (PM) 2.5 mass, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), wind speed, wind direction, maximum wind gust, air temperature, dewpoint temperature, humidity, precipitation, surface pressure, radiation, and visibility. CAMS are operated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), local city or county governments, or private monitoring networks. Important monitoring site information: The site information data table in each of the 85 data files may not contain the latest TCEQ site information. A companion file site information spreadsheet (.csv) that lists data for all 85 sites is the latest TCEQ site information. The site information data tables in the 85 data files will not be updated. The 85 site spreadsheet companion document is the official source of site data, and this data is listed in the TEXAQS2000 CAMS guide document.

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/0041

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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PRODUCT USAGE

Guide for NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTONTEXAQS2000 TNRCC CAMS Air Quality Data

PUBLICATIONS

ASDC URL for the Final Report for the Texas PM2.5 Sampling and Analysis Study

Gulf Coast Aerosol Research and Characterization Program (Houston Supersite) FINAL REPORT - April 2005

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

From GCMD Science Keywords:

ATMOSPHERIC OZONE > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE > SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATE MATTER
SOLAR IRRADIANCE
AIR TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
SURFACE WINDS
NITROGEN OXIDES > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

NOz (NOy - (NO+NO2))
Precipitation
Air Temperature
Capacitive Sensor
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Dew Point Temperature
Horizontal Resultant Mean Vector Wind Direction
Horizontal Resultant Mean Vector Wind Speed
Horizontal Scalar Mean Wind Speed
Horizontal Visibility
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
Instrument Shelter Temperature
Maximum Wind Gust
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Nitrogen Oxide (NO)
NOx (Nitric Oxide (NO) + Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2))
NOY (Total Reactive Nitrogen Species)
Ozone (O3)
Particulate Matter
Pm2.5: Mass
Pressure: Atmospheric Barometric
Radiation: Broadband Downwelling Solar Hemispheric Irradiance
Relative Humidity
Sigma Theta (Standard Deviation of Azimuth Angle) Wind Direction
Solar Irradiance (Si)
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Surface Winds

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: 27.76, N: 33.36), (W: -98.62, E: -93.76)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Geodetic

Locations

TEXAS

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2000-08-02 - 2000-09-30
Temporal Resolution: 5 minutes

Platforms

In Situ Land-based Platforms

GROUND STATIONS

NDIR GAS ANALYZER

Nondispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer

UV OZONE DETECTORS

Ultraviolet Ozone Detectors

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

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CHEMILUMINESCENCE

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

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