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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5941-2018
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5941-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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30 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2018
| 30 Oct 2018
Nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde measurements from the GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator over Houston, Texas
Caroline R. Nowlan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Xiong Liu
Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Scott J. Janz
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Matthew G. Kowalewski
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research, Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD 21046, USA
Kelly Chance
Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Melanie B. Follette-Cook
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA
Alan Fried
Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Gonzalo González Abad
Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Jay R. Herman
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Laura M. Judd
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23666, USA
Hyeong-Ahn Kwon
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Christopher P. Loughner
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center/Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Kenneth E. Pickering
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Dirk Richter
Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Elena Spinei
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
James Walega
Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Petter Weibring
Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Andrew J. Weinheimer
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
Data sets
DISCOVER-AQ Data (GCAS, P-3B in situ, Pandora direct sun) C. R. Nowlan, X. Liu, A. Weinheimer, A. Fried, and J. Herman https://doi.org/10.5067/Aircraft/DISCOVER-AQ/Aerosol-TraceGas
Short summary
The GEO-CAPE Airborne Simulator (GCAS) was developed in support of future air quality and ocean color geostationary satellite missions. GCAS flew in its first field campaign on NASA's King Air B-200 aircraft during DISCOVER-AQ Texas in 2013. In this paper, we determine nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde columns over Houston from the GCAS air quality sensor and compare those results with measurements made from ground-based Pandora spectrometers and in situ airborne instruments.
The GEO-CAPE Airborne Simulator (GCAS) was developed in support of future air quality and ocean...
