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ATom: In Situ Data from Caltech Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIT-CIMS), V2

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1927
Version2
Project
Published2021-12-20
Updated2022-01-03
Usage195 downloads

Description

This dataset provides the concentrations of gas-phase organic and inorganic analytes measured by the California Institute of Technology (CIT) Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS), or CIT-CIMS, flown on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the four ATom campaigns. The CIT-CIMS employs CF3O-ion chemistry with two independent mass spectrometers (compact time-of-flight and triple quadrupole) to enable sensitive and specific measurements of atmospheric trace gases. The measurements include hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), nitric acid (HNO3), methyl hydrogen peroxide (CH3OOH), peroxyacetic acid (C2O3H4), peroxynitric acid (HO2NO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), in units of parts-per-trillion-by-volume.

Science Keywords

  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
  • TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AIR QUALITY

Data Use and Citation

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Allen, H.M., J.D. Crounse, M.J. Kim, A.P. Teng, L. Xu, and P.O. Wennberg. 2021. ATom: In Situ Data from Caltech Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIT-CIMS), V2. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1927

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  • ATom_CIT_Instrument_Data_V2.pdf

Version History

VersionDataset TitlePublished
1ATom: L2 In Situ Data from Caltech Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIT-CIMS)2019-09-30
2ATom: In Situ Data from Caltech Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIT-CIMS), V22021-12-20