A-Train Tropospheric Chemistry Observations on 30 August 2006 over the 2006 TexAQS/GoMACCS Study Area (original) (raw)

Abstract

During the 2006 Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS)/Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric Composition and Climate Study (GoMACCS), AIRS and TES Science Team members provided flight planning support for NASA and NOAA aircraft, large scale context for NOAA, EPA, and State of Texas surface measurements, and contributions to post-mission modeling analyses and the Rapid Science Synthesis (RSS) Report. We present results from our ongoing integrated analysis using a number of A-Train observations to investigate tropospheric chemistry and dynamics over the 2006 TexAQS/GoMACCS study area (Texas, surrounding states, the Gulf of Mexico, and bordering countries). Focusing on one pollution event over Houston, Texas on August 30-Sept 1, AIRS and TES retrievals of tropospheric CO indicate distant biomass burning contributed to poor air quality in Houston. Closer examination of AIRS and TES tropospheric ozone retrievals reveals additional features due to surface pollution, lightning, and stratospheric intrusions...

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