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

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

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

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of Ford et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Jul 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Bonne Ford, 21 Aug 2019
RC2: 'Review of Ford et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Aug 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Bonne Ford, 25 Sep 2019
- AC3: 'Link to our digital repository', Bonne Ford, 27 Sep 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Bonne Ford on behalf of the Authors (28 Sep 2019) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (06 Oct 2019) by Francis Pope

AR by Bonne Ford on behalf of the Authors (09 Oct 2019)

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.