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Research article
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18 Jul 2016
Research article |
| 18 Jul 2016
Instrumentation and measurement strategy for the NOAA SENEX aircraft campaign as part of the Southeast Atmosphere Study 2013
Carsten Warneke
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Michael Trainer
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Joost A. de Gouw
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
David D. Parrish
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
David W. Fahey
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
A. R. Ravishankara
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,
Ft Collins, CO, USA
Ann M. Middlebrook
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Charles A. Brock
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
James M. Roberts
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Steven S. Brown
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jonathan A. Neuman
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Brian M. Lerner
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Daniel Lack
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Daniel Law
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Gerhard Hübler
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Iliana Pollack
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,
Ft Collins, CO, USA
Steven Sjostedt
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Thomas B. Ryerson
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jessica B. Gilman
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jin Liao
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
John Holloway
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jeff Peischl
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
John B. Nowak
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
Kenneth C. Aikin
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Kyung-Eun Min
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea
Rebecca A. Washenfelder
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Martin G. Graus
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Institute of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University
of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Mathew Richardson
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Milos Z. Markovic
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment Canada,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nick L. Wagner
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
André Welti
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Patrick R. Veres
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Peter Edwards
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
now at: University of York, York, UK
Joshua P. Schwarz
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Timothy Gordon
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
William P. Dube
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Stuart A. McKeen
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jerome Brioude
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Ravan Ahmadov
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ.
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA USA
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory,
Boulder, CO, USA
Aikaterini Bougiatioti
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jack J. Lin
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Athanasios Nenes
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Hellas, Athens, Greece
National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Glenn M. Wolfe
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Thomas F. Hanisco
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Ben H. Lee
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Joel A. Thornton
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
now at: Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
Frank N. Keutsch
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
now at: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Jennifer Kaiser
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA
now at: Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
Jingqiu Mao
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA, Princeton, NJ, USA
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Courtney D. Hatch
Department of Chemistry, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave.,
Conway, AR, USA
Abstract. Natural emissions of ozone-and-aerosol-precursor gases such as isoprene and monoterpenes are high in the southeastern US. In addition, anthropogenic emissions are significant in the southeastern US and summertime photochemistry is rapid. The NOAA-led SENEX (Southeast Nexus) aircraft campaign was one of the major components of the Southeast Atmosphere Study (SAS) and was focused on studying the interactions between biogenic and anthropogenic emissions to form secondary pollutants. During SENEX, the NOAA WP-3D aircraft conducted 20 research flights between 27 May and 10 July 2013 based out of Smyrna, TN.
Here we describe the experimental approach, the science goals and early results of the NOAA SENEX campaign. The aircraft, its capabilities and standard measurements are described. The instrument payload is summarized including detection limits, accuracy, precision and time resolutions for all gas-and-aerosol phase instruments. The inter-comparisons of compounds measured with multiple instruments on the NOAA WP-3D are presented and were all within the stated uncertainties, except two of the three NO2 measurements.
The SENEX flights included day- and nighttime flights in the southeastern US as well as flights over areas with intense shale gas extraction (Marcellus, Fayetteville and Haynesville shale). We present one example flight on 16 June 2013, which was a daytime flight over the Atlanta region, where several crosswind transects of plumes from the city and nearby point sources, such as power plants, paper mills and landfills, were flown. The area around Atlanta has large biogenic isoprene emissions, which provided an excellent case for studying the interactions between biogenic and anthropogenic emissions. In this example flight, chemistry in and outside the Atlanta plumes was observed for several hours after emission. The analysis of this flight showcases the strategies implemented to answer some of the main SENEX science questions.
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How to cite. Warneke, C., Trainer, M., de Gouw, J. A., Parrish, D. D., Fahey, D. W., Ravishankara, A. R., Middlebrook, A. M., Brock, C. A., Roberts, J. M., Brown, S. S., Neuman, J. A., Lerner, B. M., Lack, D., Law, D., Hübler, G., Pollack, I., Sjostedt, S., Ryerson, T. B., Gilman, J. B., Liao, J., Holloway, J., Peischl, J., Nowak, J. B., Aikin, K. C., Min, K.-E., Washenfelder, R. A., Graus, M. G., Richardson, M., Markovic, M. Z., Wagner, N. L., Welti, A., Veres, P. R., Edwards, P., Schwarz, J. P., Gordon, T., Dube, W. P., McKeen, S. A., Brioude, J., Ahmadov, R., Bougiatioti, A., Lin, J. J., Nenes, A., Wolfe, G. M., Hanisco, T. F., Lee, B. H., Lopez-Hilfiker, F. D., Thornton, J. A., Keutsch, F. N., Kaiser, J., Mao, J., and Hatch, C. D.: Instrumentation and measurement strategy for the NOAA SENEX aircraft
campaign as part of the Southeast Atmosphere Study 2013, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 3063–3093, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3063-2016, 2016.