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TexAQS Program
SOS Program
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Lidar Operations
Objectives
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Ground-based Lidar Operations
Air-borne Lidar Operations
Profiler Operations
Realtime Profiler Data
ETL Instruments
TEACO2
OZONE
AIRBORNE OZONE
Participants
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
Monitoring Operations Division
NOAA
Aeronomy Laboratory
Aircraft Operations Center
Air Resources Laboratory
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laborator y
Environmental Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
Atmospheric Chemistry Program
National Center for Atmospheric Research
University of Colorado Boulder
References
ETL SOS 1995
Related Links
SOS 1999
SOS 1995
SOS 1999 Field Campaign
EPA Air Quality

Airborne ozone lidar at TexAQS 2000

DC-3
DC-3
DC-3
DC-3
Photos of the DC-3 and the airborne ozone lidar system:
Aircraft: DC-3
Availability: 8/15/00 to 9/15/00
Flight Hours: 64
Flight Level: 3000 - 3500 m ASL
Endurance: up to 8 hours
Major objectives:
  • Map out ozone/aerosol distribution over Houston metro area
  • Effect of gulf and bay breezes on pollution
  • Investigate point sources
Strategy: On days with favorable conditions, fly 2 short missions (3 - 4 h) or a long mission (6 h or more), then stand down for a few days.

  • provides good documentation of temporal evolution of ozoneand aerosol distribution
  • avoids cloud interference by concentrating flights on cleardays
NOAA
Earth System Research Laboratory
Physical Science Division (PSD)
Formerly
Environmental Technology Laboratory
325 Broadway R/ETL
Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd

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