This read-me file explains the organisation and reporting format of the data collected during the Fall-line Air Quality Study (FAQS) between June 19 and December 31, 2000. Contact: Karsten Baumann School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Georgia Institue of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0340 (404) 385-0583 kb@eas.gatech.edu The FAQS 2000 data are available at -------------------------------------------- http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~arec/FAQS2000/ -------------------------------------------- The "FAQS2000" folder can also be accessed via ------------------------------------------ http://cure.eas.gatech.edu/faqs/index.html see "Air Quality Data Archive". ------------------------------------------ Before accessing any of the data, it is highly recommended to first read the Final Report v1.0 from 12/31/2004, which can be accessed via http://cure.eas.gatech.edu/faqs/finalreport/index.html ------------------------------------------------------ Additional important information available and recommended to read in the directory of http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~arec/FAQS2000/ -------------------------------------------- - Directions locations and directions to all sites. - Gas Msmts README principles, operation, qa/qc of all trace gas msmts - Gas&Met DQI summary data quality indicators (DL, precision, accuracy) of all trace gas and met parameters - ML msmt overview mobile lab (trailer) operation - PCM Channels Setup operation of PCMs at ML and satellite sites at Macon, Augusta, and Columbus - PCM Data Quality DL and bias of all discrete aerosol quantities - VOC from Blake UCI VOC can samples data from Macon, Augusta, Columbus spanning 6/11 - 7/29 2000 Abbreviations used in file names -------------------------------- LHS... Lakeside High School, Augusta, Columbia Cty, PM mass and O3 msmt site until May 2001. ML... Mobile Lab, instrumented trailer, see "ML msmt overview.doc" in FAQS2000 below. OLC... Oxbow Learning Center, south of Columbus and west of Fort Benning, GA. PCM... Particle Composition Monitor for discrete msmt of aerosol gas and PM species, see JGR paper "Baumann et al...pdf" at http://arec.gatech.edu/AtlantaSSE99. RP... Riverside Park, Augusta, GA, replacing LHS. SBP... Sandy Beach Park, Macon, GA. Relevant folders and files for 2000 =================================== - Augusta Augusta_LHS_PCMlev4.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Lakeside High School satellite site; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. Augusta_LHS_PM&O3.xls "30min data" sheet contains 30 min average data from Lakeside High School satellite site for period 6/28 - 12/31 2000 The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 40 C each; inline sharp-cut 2.5 cyclone, and R&P's Sample Equilibration System (SES) Endof30min_EST. marking the end of 30 min interval in EST PM_ugpcm... TEOM PM2.5 mass conc at 6.5 mag in micro-g/m^3 sesRH_pct... relative humidity of sample at SES exit in % sesT_C... air temperature of sample at SES exit in C totM_ug... TEOM total filter mass in micro-g FLoad_pct... TEOM filter load signal from delta-p in % of max (>90% triggers warning, >100% severe alarm, see Flag) O3_ppbv... ozone mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv ambT_C... ambient air temperature at 6.5 mag in C Flag... flag for missing data. Augusta_ML_gas&met.pxp IGOR wavemetrics packed experiment format 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Fort Gordon (see "Directions") incl VOC can data. Augusta_ML_gas&met.xls 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Fort Gordon (see "Directions") spanning period 6/25 - 7/10 2000 time_endofmin.. marking end of 1 min interval in LT ambP... ambient atmospheric pressure at 2 mag in mbar ambTlo... ambient air temperature at 2.8 mag in C ambThi... ambient air temperature at 10.4 mag in C ambRH... ambient relative humidity at 10.4 mag in % H2O... water vapor mixing ratio derived from ambP, ambThi, and ambRH glob Rad... visible 400-1100 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 UVB... UVB 280-320 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 WS... wind speed at 11.6 mag in m/s WD... wind direction at 11.6 mag in degN O3... ozone mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv CO... carbon monoxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv SO2... sulfur dioxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv NO... nitrogen monoxide mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv NOy... sum of odd nitrogen oxides mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv Augusta_ML_PCMlev4.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Fort Gordon trailer site; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. - Columbus Columbus_ML_gas&met.pxp IGOR wavemetrics packed experiment format 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Fort Gordon (see "Directions") incl VOC can data. Columbus_ML_gas&met.xls 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Water Works (see "Directions") spanning period 7/14 - 7/26 2000 time_endofmin.. marking end of 1 min interval in LT ambP... ambient atmospheric pressure at 2 mag in mbar ambTlo... ambient air temperature at 2.8 mag in C ambThi... ambient air temperature at 10.4 mag in C ambRH... ambient relative humidity at 10.4 mag in % H2O... water vapor mixing ratio derived from ambP, ambThi, and ambRH glob Rad... visible 400-1100 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 UVB... UVB 280-320 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 WS... wind speed at 11.6 mag in m/s WD... wind direction at 11.6 mag in degN O3... ozone mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv CO... carbon monoxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv SO2... sulfur dioxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv NO... nitrogen monoxide mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv NOy... sum of odd nitrogen oxides mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv Columbus_ML_PCMlev5.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Water Works trailer site; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. Columbus_OLC_PCMlev5.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Oxbow Learning Center satellite site; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. Columbus_OLC_PM&O3.xls "30min data" sheet contains 30 min average data from Oxbow Learning Center satellite site for period 7/15 - 12/31 2000 The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 40 C each; inline sharp-cut 2.5 cyclone, and R&P's Sample Equilibration System (SES) Endof30min_EST. marking the end of 30 min interval in EST PM_ugpcm... TEOM PM2.5 mass conc at 6.5 mag in micro-g/m^3 sesRH_pct... relative humidity of sample at SES exit in % sesT_C... air temperature of sample at SES exit in C totM_ug... TEOM total filter mass in micro-g FLoad_pct... TEOM filter load signal from delta-p in % of max (>90% triggers warning, >100% severe alarm, see Flag) O3_ppbv... ozone mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv ambT_C... ambient air temperature at 6.5 mag in C Flag... flag for missing data. - Macon Macon_ML_gas&met.pxp IGOR wavemetrics packed experiment format 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Sandy Beach Park (see "Directions") incl VOC can data. Macon_ML_gas&met.xls 1 min gas & met data from trailer site at Sandy Beach Park (see "Directions") spanning period 6/10 - 6/22 2000 time_endofmin.. marking end of 1 min interval in LT ambP... ambient atmospheric pressure at 2 mag in mbar ambTlo... ambient air temperature at 2.8 mag in C ambThi... ambient air temperature at 10.4 mag in C ambRH... ambient relative humidity at 10.4 mag in % H2O... water vapor mixing ratio derived from ambP, ambThi, and ambRH glob Rad... visible 400-1100 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 UVB... UVB 280-320 nm radiation at 11.3 mag in W/m^2 WS... wind speed at 11.6 mag in m/s WD... wind direction at 11.6 mag in degN O3... ozone mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv CO... carbon monoxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv SO2... sulfur dioxide mixing ratio at 10.5 mag in ppbv NO... nitrogen monoxide mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv NOy... sum of odd nitrogen oxides mixing ratio at 8.8 mag in ppbv Macon_ML_PCMlev6.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Sandy Beach Park on top of trailer; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. Macon_SBP_PCMlev5.xls PM2.5 data, data quality indicators, and flags from PCM operations at Sandy Beach Park satellite site; "Final Data" sheet contains all relevant data from discrete PCM operation; "Overview" shows summary plots of final data. Macon_SBP_PM&O3.xls "30min data" sheet contains 30 min average data from Oxbow Learning Center satellite site for period 6/19 - 12/31 2000 The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 40 C each; inline sharp-cut 2.5 cyclone, and R&P's Sample Equilibration System (SES) Endof30min_EST. marking the end of 30 min interval in EST PM_ugpcm... TEOM PM2.5 mass conc at 6.5 mag in micro-g/m^3 sesRH_pct... relative humidity of sample at SES exit in % sesT_C... air temperature of sample at SES exit in C totM_ug... TEOM total filter mass in micro-g FLoad_pct... TEOM filter load signal from delta-p in % of max (>90% triggers warning, >100% severe alarm, see Flag) O3_ppbv... ozone mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv ambT_C... ambient air temperature at 6.5 mag in C Flag... flag for missing data.