This read-me file explains the organisation and reporting format of the data collected during the Fall-line Air Quality Study (FAQS) between January and September (November for Tifton) 2003. 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 2003 data are available at -------------------------------------------- http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~arec/FAQS2003/ -------------------------------------------- The "FAQS2003" 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 2003 =================================== - Augusta Augusta_RP_0301.xls Augusta_RP_0304.xls Augusta_RP_0307.xls Augusta_RP_0302.xls Augusta_RP_0305.xls Augusta_RP_0308.xls Augusta_RP_0303.xls Augusta_RP_0306.xls Augusta_RP_0309.xls monthly "30min data" sheets contain 30 min average data from Riverside Park (see "Directions") for period 1/1 - 9/30 2003, The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 35 C each from 1/1 to 5/30; The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 40 C each from 5/30 to 9/30; inline sharp-cut 2.5 cyclone, and R&P's Sample Equilibration System (SES). Format of all 9 files as follows 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 NO_ppbv... nitrogen monoxide mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv NOy_ppbv... sum of odd nitrogen oxides mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv ambT_C... ambient air temperature at 6.5 mag in C ambP_mbar... ambient atmospheric pressure at 1.5 mag in mbar ambRH_pct... ambient relative humidity at 6.5 mag in % PAR_Wpsm... photosynthetic active 400-700 nm radiation at 8 mag in W/m^2 WS_mps... wind speed at 8 mag in m/s WD_degN... wind direction at 8 mag in degN Flag... flag for missing data. - Columbus Columbus_OLC_0301.xls Columbus_OLC_0304.xls Columbus_OLC_0307.xls Columbus_OLC_0302.xls Columbus_OLC_0305.xls Columbus_OLC_0308.xls Columbus_OLC_0303.xls Columbus_OLC_0306.xls Columbus_OLC_0309.xls monthly "30min data" sheets contain 30 min average data from Oxbow Learning Center (see "Directions") for period 1/1 - 9/30 2003, The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 35 C each from 1/1 to 4/18; The TEOM was operated with cap, case, and air T set at 40 C each from 4/18 to 9/30; inline sharp-cut 2.5 cyclone, and R&P's Sample Equilibration System (SES). Format of all 9 files as follows 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 for 0212 only>> CO_ppbv... carbon monoxide mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv <90% triggers warning, >100% severe alarm, see Flag) O3_ppbv... ozone mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv NO_ppbv... nitrogen monoxide mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv NOy_ppbv... sum of odd nitrogen oxides mixing ratio at 6 mag in ppbv ambT_C... ambient air temperature at 6.5 mag in C ambP_mbar... ambient atmospheric pressure at 1.5 mag in mbar ambRH_pct... ambient relative humidity at 6.5 mag in % PAR_Wpsm... photosynthetic active 400-700 nm radiation at 8 mag in W/m^2 WS_mps... wind speed at 8 mag in m/s WD_degN... wind direction at 8 mag in degN Flag... flag for missing data. - Tifton Tifton_UGA_0301.xls Tifton_UGA_0304.xls Tifton_UGA_0307.xls Tifton_UGA_0310.xls Tifton_UGA_0302.xls Tifton_UGA_0305.xls Tifton_UGA_0308.xls Tifton_UGA_0311.xls Tifton_UGA_0303.xls Tifton_UGA_0306.xls Tifton_UGA_0309.xls monthly "30min data" sheets contain 30 min average data from Tifton UGA Research site for periods 1/1-11/18 2003 endof30min_EST. marking the end of 30 min interval in EST O3_ppbv... ozone mixing ratio at 3.5 mag in ppbv daqT_C... air temperature inside laptop computer Flag... flag for missing data.