Description
This dataset contains physical, optical, and chemical properties of atmospheric marine aerosols from two different cruises aboard NOAA R/V Surveyor as part of the RITS project. The first cruise (RITS-93) took place from 20 March to 08 May 1993, and the second cruise (RITS-94) from 21 November 1993 to 08 January 1994.
The data from each cruise is divided into five csv datasets, summarized as follows:
Main - Navigation, Meteorology, and Scattering;
Chemistry - Aerosol species concentrations at varying particle diameters;
AOD - Aerosol optical depth at varying wavelengths;
DMS - Seawater Dimethyl sulfide;
Size Distribution - Particle Size Distribution
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTP | Unknown | These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). | |
| University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| https://data.pmel.noaa.gov/pmel/erddap/index.html | HTML | related dataset | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| https://gml.noaa.gov/hats/insitu/insitu.html | HTML | project page | Open resource |
| HTTPS | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. | Open resource |
| Descriptive Information | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |