Atmospheric Composition Ammonia Volume Mixing Ratio L3 (AIRSAC3MNH3 V3) from AIRS/AMSU on NASA Aqua at GES DISC

Description

The mass concentration ammonia in the atmosphere, consists of products generated for the study of atmospheric ammonia. Atmospheric ammonia is an important component of the global nitrogen cycle. In the troposphere, ammonia reacts rapidly with acids such as sulfuric and nitric to form fine particulate matter. These ammonium containing aerosols affect Earth's radiative balance, both directly by scattering incoming radiation and indirectly as cloud condensation nuclei. Major sources of atmospheric ammonia involve agricultural activities including animal husbandry, especially concentrated animal feeding operations and fertilizer use. Major sinks of atmospheric ammonia involve dry deposition and wet removal by precipitation, as well as conversion to particulate ammonium by reaction with acids. Measurements of ambient NH3 are sparse, but satellites provide a means to monitor atmospheric composition globally. Using the AIRS/AMSU satellite this algorithm provides monthly measurements of derived atmospheric NH3 for September 2002 through August 2016.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
34 Sample plot of mass concentration of ammonia in the atmosphere derived from the AIRS/AMSU satellite data. https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/AIRSAC3MNH3.v3.png
21 Https on line data access https://acdisc.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRSAC3MNH3.3/
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.uat.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=AIRSAC3MNH3
33 Atmospheric Composition Volume Mixing Ratio derived Ammonia ATBD https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Community/Warner/Warner_NH3_ATBD_v3.pdf
33 Level-3 Atmospheric Composition Volume Mixing Ratio Ammonia User Guide https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Community/Warner/AIRSAC3MNH3.UserGuide.pdf
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/AIRSAC3MNH3_3.html
21 OPenDAP access to Ammonia data https://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/Aqua_AIRS_Level3/AIRSAC3MNH3.3/contents.html
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2F06YIT7GX74FN
33 Level-3 Atmospheric Composition Volume Mixing Ratio Ammonia README https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Community/Warner/AIRSAC3MNH3.README.pdf

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  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-chemistry
  • earth-science

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