NASA ASIA-AQ Project

An inventory of NASA's airborne and field campaigns for Earth Science

ASIA-AQ_Analysis_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_Analysis_DC8_Data are analysis flag files derived from data products onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data flags identify plumes likely influenced by biomass burning and other combustion processes as well as identifies different air mass layers. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_Aerosol_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ aerosol data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS), Single Particle Soot Photometer (DMT SP2), Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (DMT UHSAS), Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), TSI-3563 Nephelometer, Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) counter, and Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_Cloud_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ cloud data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP), and Cloud Particle Spectrometer with Polarized Detection (CPSPD) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_MetNav_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ meteorology and navigation data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the Diode Laser Hygrometer (DLH) and the Meteorological Measurement System (MMS) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_TraceGas_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ trace gas data collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA), Whole Air Sampler (WAS), Quantum Cascade Tunable Infrared Differential Absorption Spectrometer (QC-TILDAS), Chemical Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (CIT-ToF-CIMS), Differential Absorption CO, CH4, N2O Measurements (DACOM), LI-7000 Closed Path CO2/H2O Gas Analyzer (LI-7000), Los Gatos Research CO/CO2/H2O Analyzer (LGR), Airborne Cavity Enhanced Spectrometer (ACES), MIRO Multi-compound Gas Analyzer (MIRO MGA), Compact Airborne Nitrogen diOxide Experiment (CANOE), Rapid Ozone Experiment (ROZE), Proton Transfer Mass Spectrometer (PTR-MS), In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde (ISAF), and Open-Path Ammonia Laser Spectrometer (OPALS) are featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_jValue_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data

ASIA-AQ_jValue_AircraftInSitu_DC8_Data is the in-situ photolysis rates collected onboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data from the CCD-based Actinic Flux Spectroradiometer (CAFS) is featured in this collection. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_LaRC-G3_GCAS_Data

ASIA-AQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_LaRC-G3_GCAS_Data is the Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Event (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator Data (GCAS) data collected onboard the NASA LaRC G-III aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

ASIA-AQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_LaRC-G3_HSRL2_Data

ASIA-AQ_AircraftRemoteSensing_LaRC-G3_HSRL2_Data is the High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) data collected onboard the NASA LaRC G-III aircraft during the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) campaign. Data collection for this product is complete. The ASIA-AQ campaign was an international cooperative field study designed to address local air quality challenges. Conducted from January-March 2024, ASIA-AQ deployed multiple aircraft to collect in situ and remote sensing measurements, along with numerous ground-based observations and modeling assessments. Data was collected over four countries including, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand and flights were conducted in full partnership with local scientists and environmental agencies responsible for air quality monitoring and assessment. One of the primary goals of ASIA-AQ was to contribute improving integration of satellite observations with existing air quality ground monitoring and modeling efforts across Asia. Air quality observations from satellites are evolving with new capabilities from South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), which conducts hourly measurements to provide a new view of air quality conditions from space that complements and depends upon ground-based monitoring efforts of countries in its field of view. ASIA-AQ science goals focused on satellite validation and interpretation, emissions quantification and verification, model evaluation, aerosol chemistry, and ozone chemistry.

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