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ATom: L2 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA)

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Apel, E.C., E.C. Asher, A.J. Hills, and R.S. Hornbrook. 2021. ATom: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the TOGA instrument, Version 2. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1936

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1749
Version1
Project
Published2019-12-30
Updated2022-03-10
Usage93 downloads
Citations2 publications cited this dataset
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Description

This dataset provides concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured by the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA) during airborne campaigns conducted by NASA's Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission. Specific data were obtained for radical precursors, tracers of anthropogenic and biogenic activities, tracers of urban and biomass combustion emissions, products of oxidative processing, precursors to aerosol formation, and compounds important for aerosol modification and transformation. TOGA measures a wide range of VOCs with high sensitivity (ppt or lower), frequency (2.0 min.), accuracy (often 15% or better), and precision (<3%). ATom deployed an extensive gas and aerosol payload on the NASA DC-8 aircraft for systematic, global-scale sampling of the atmosphere, profiling continuously from 0.2 to 12 km altitude. Flights occurred in each of 4 seasons from 2016 to 2018.

Science Keywords

  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
  • HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
  • CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
  • NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
  • CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS
  • FORMALDEHYDE
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AIR QUALITY
  • VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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Apel, E.C., E.C. Asher, A.J. Hills, and R.S. Hornbrook. 2019. ATom: L2 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1749

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Version History

VersionDataset TitlePublished
1ATom: L2 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA)2019-12-30
2ATom: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the TOGA instrument, Version 22021-11-29