A low-cost monitor for measurement of fine particulate matter and aerosol optical depth – Part 2: Citizen-science pilot campaign in northern Colorado

Ford, Bonne; Pierce, Jeffrey R.; Wendt, Eric; Long, Marilee; Jathar, Shantanu; Mehaffy, John; Tryner, Jessica; Quinn, Casey; van Zyl, Lizette; L'Orange, Christian; Miller-Lionberg, Daniel; Volckens, John

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6385-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6385-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6385-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 12

Research article

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04 Dec 2019

Research article |

| 04 Dec 2019

A low-cost monitor for measurement of fine particulate matter and aerosol optical depth – Part 2: Citizen-science pilot campaign in northern Colorado

Bonne Ford, Jeffrey R. Pierce, Eric Wendt, Marilee Long, Shantanu Jathar, John Mehaffy, Jessica Tryner, Casey Quinn, Lizette van Zyl, Christian L'Orange, Daniel Miller-Lionberg, and John Volckens

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6385-2019-supplement

Data sets

Data collected during the pilot campaign of the Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites (CEAMS) network in Northern Colorado B. Ford, J. R. Pierce, E. Wendt, M. Long, S. Jathar, J. Mehaffy, J. Tryner, C. Quinn, L. van Zyl, C. L'Orange, D. Miller-Lionberg, and J. Volckens https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/198163

Short summary

This study demonstrates the use of a low-cost sensor in a citizen-science network, Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites (CEAMS), to measure air quality in participants’ backyards. The pilot network was conducted in the fall and winter of 2017 in northern Colorado. Measurements of aerosols taken by the citizens are also compared to standard air quality instruments.