DISCOVER-AQ California Deployment B-200 Aircraft In Situ Meteorological and Navigational Data

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DISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data contains in situ meteorological and navigational data collected onboard NASA's B-200 aircraft during the California (San Joaquin Valley) deployment of NASA's DISCOVER-AQ field study. This product contains the B-200 navigational data collected via the APPLANIX. This data product contains data for only the California 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).

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Name Format Description Link
21 DISCOVER-AQ Project Home Page https://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/science/
33 DISCOVER-AQ Overview Presentation https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/discover-aq/docs/Crawford_DISCOVER-AQ_Overview_05Oct2010.pdf
33 DISCOVER-AQ Science Traceability Matrix https://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2020/05/DISCOVER-AQ_TraceabilityMatrixPage16.pdf
33 DISCOVER-AQ Science Plan https://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/140/2020/05/DISCOVER-AQ_science.pdf
21 DISCOVER-AQ Earth Observatory Posts https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/07/
21 DISCOVER-AQ News Releases https://discover-aq.larc.nasa.gov/media/#news
21 DOI Data Set Landing Page for DISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/DISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for DISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/DISCOVER-AQ/California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1/
21 How to Cite ASDC Data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 “Not Your Average Video Traffic Report” DISCOVER-AQ Earth Observatory Post https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/07/15/not-your-average-video-traffic-report/
21 NASA DISCOVER-AQ Mission Page https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/discover-aq/index.html
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC%2FSUBORBITAL%2FDISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1
21 Earthdata Search for DISCOVERAQ_California_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_B200_Data_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2245997362-LARC_ASDC

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  • altitude
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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