KORUS-AQ Pandora Column Observations

Description

KORUSAQ_Ground_Pandora_Data contains all of the Pandora instrumentation data collected during the KORUS-AQ field study. Contained in this dataset are column measurements of NO2, O3, and HCHO. Pandoras were situated at various ground sites across the study area, including, NIER-Taehwa, NIER-Olympic Park, NIER-Gwangju, NIER-Anmyeon, Busan, Yonsei University, Songchon, and Yeoju. Data collection for this product is complete. 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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Article, Airborne Expedition Tackles Global Air Quality Problem https://www.nasa.gov/feature/airborne-expedition-tackles-global-air-quality-problem
33 KORUS-AQ White Paper Outlining NASA’s contribution https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/korus-aq/docs/White_paper_NASA_KORUS-AQ.pdf
21 How to Cite ASDC Data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 KORUS-AQ Rapid Science Synthesis Report https://espo.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/KORUS-AQ-ENG.pdf
21 KORUS-AQ CNN Article https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/nasa-south-korea-dc-8-pollution/index.html
21 Earthdata Search Client for KORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2226947399-LARC_ASDC
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for KORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/KORUS-AQ/Pandora_Data_1/
21 Article, The Future of Monitoring Air Quality from Space https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/the-future-of-monitoring-air-quality-from-space
33 KORUS-AQ White Paper outlining Korea’s contribution (the Megacity Air Pollution Study [MAPS] - Seoul) https://espo.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/MAPS-Seoul_White%20Paper_26%20Feb%202015_Final.pdf
21 DOI Data Set Landing Page for KORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ASDC/SUBORBITAL/KORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASDC%2FSUBORBITAL%2FKORUSAQ_Pandora_Data_1
21 KORUS-AQ Earth Science Project Office (ESPO) Home Page https://espo.nasa.gov/korus-aq
21 Earth Expeditions Tagged Posts https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-expeditions-korus-aq
21 KORUS-AQ CNN Photo Release https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/nasa-air-pollution-south-korea-photos/
21 KORUS-AQ Earth Science Project Office (ESPO) Home Page https://www.nier.go.kr/NIER/eng/index.do

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  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-chemistry
  • air-quality
  • earth-science

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