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Dataset Title:  PMEL Atmospheric Chemistry ICEALOT Aerosol Chemistry data Subscribe RSS
Institution:  NOAA   (Dataset ID: ACG_ICEALOT_Knorr_chemistry)
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 mid_time (midpoint Datetime UTC, UTC) ?          2008-03-20T05:14:00Z    2008-04-23T15:18:00Z
 end_time (endpoint Datetime UTC, UTC) ?          2008-03-20T10:47:15Z    2008-04-23T18:01:00Z
 IC_MSA_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.095
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 IC_Br_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.269
 IC_Br_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.838
 IC_NO3_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.192
 IC_NO3_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    1.538
 IC_SO4_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.1    1.805
 IC_SO4_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.007    1.337
 IC_Oxalate_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.026
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 IC_Na_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.658
 IC_Na_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    6.451
 IC_NH4_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.007    0.56
 IC_NH4_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.015
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 IC_Mg_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.06
 IC_Mg_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.06
 IC_Ca_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.091
 IC_Ca_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    0.205
 total_aerosol_mass_sub1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    3.928
 total_aerosol_mass_super1 (micrograms m-3) ?          0.0    20.957
 
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"Aerosol Ion Chemistry Data
Two-stage multi-jet cascade impactors (Berner et al., 1979) sampling air at <25% RH were used to determine the sub- and supermicrometer concentrations of Cl-, Br-, NO3-, SO4=, methanesulfonate (MSA-), oxalate (Ox-), Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg+2, and Ca+2. Sampling periods ranged from 2 to 23 hours. The RH of the sampled air stream was measured a few inches upstream from the impactor. The 50% aerodynamic cutoff diameters, D50,aero, were 1.1 and 10 um. Submicrometer refers to particles with Daero < 1.1 um at <25% RH and supermicrometer refers to particles with 1.1 um < Daero < 10 um at <25% RH.

The impaction stage at the inlet of the impactor was coated with silicone grease to prevent the bounce of larger particles onto the downstream stages. Tedlar films were used as the collection substrate in the impaction stage and a Millipore Fluoropore filter (1.0-um pore size) was used for the backup filter. Films were cleaned in an ultrasonic bath in 10% H2O2 for 30 min, rinsed in distilled, deionized water, and dried in an NH3- and SO2-free glove box. Filters and films were wetted with 1 mL of spectral grade methanol. An additional 5 mLs of distilled deionized water were added to the solution and the substrates were extracted by sonicating for 30 min. The extracts were analyzed by ion chromatography [Quinn et al., 1998]. All handling of the substrates was done in the glove box. Blank levels were determined by loading an impactor with substrates but not drawing any air through it.

Non-sea salt sulfate concentrations were calculated from Na+ concentrations and the ratio of sulfate to sodium in seawater. Concentrations are reported as ug/m3 at STP (25C and 1 atm).  Values below the detection limit are denoted with a 0, missing data are denoted with a NaN.

Berner et al., Sci. Total Environ., 13, 245 - 261, 1979.
Quinn et al., J. Geophys. Res., 105, 6785 - 6805, 2000.

Aerosol Trace Elements:
Contact persons: Tim Bates, tim.bates@noaa.gov; Trish Quinn, patricia.k.quinn@noaa.gov

Concentrations of Al, Si, Ca, Ti, and Fe were determined by thin-film x-ray primary and secondary emission spectrometry [Feely et al., 1991; Feely et al., 1998].  Submicrometer and sub-10 um samples were collected on Teflo filters (1.0 um pore size) mounted in Berner impactors having a D50,aero of 1.1 um and 10 um jet plates, respectively (Berner et al., 1979).  Supermicrometer elemental concentrations were determined by difference between the submicrometer and sub-10 um concentrations.  This method of sample collection allows for the sharp size cut of the impactor while collecting a thin film of aerosol necessary for the x-ray analysis.  Sampling periods ranged from 2 to 23 hours. Blank levels were determined by loading an impactor or filter pack with a filter but not drawing any air through it.  Concentrations are reported as ug/m3 at STP (25C and 1 atm). Values below the detection limit are denoted with a 0, missing data are denoted with a NaN.

Berner et al., Sci. Total Environ., 13,  245 - 261, 1979.
Feely et al., Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 63, AGU, Washington, DC, 251 - 257, 1991.
Feely et al., Deep Sea Res., 45, 2637 - 2664, 1998.

NOAA PMEL Gravimetrically-determined Aerosol Mass - collected with 2 stage impactors
Two-stage multi-jet cascade impactors (Berner et al., 1979) sampling air at the indicated target sample RH were used to determine sub- and supermicron aerosol mass concentrations. The RH of the sampled air stream was measured a few inches upstream from the impactor. The 50% aerodynamic cutoff diameters, D50,aero, were 1.1 and 10 um. Submicron refers to particles with Daero < 1.1 um at 20% RH and supermicron refers to particles with 1.1 um < Daero < 10 um at 20% RH.

The impaction stage at the inlet of the impactor was coated with silicone grease to prevent the bounce of larger particles onto the downstream stages. Millipore Fluoropore films were used as the collection substrate in the impaction stage and a Millipore Fluoropore filter (1.0-um pore size) was used for the backup filter. Films were cleaned in an ultrasonic bath in 10% H2O2 for 30 min, rinsed in distilled, deionized water, and dried in an NH3- and SO2-free glove box.

Films and filters were weighed at PMEL with a Cahn Model 29 and Mettler UMT2 microbalance, respectively. The balances are housed in a glove box kept at a humidity of 65 ± 4%. The resulting mass concentrations from the gravimetric analysis include the water mass that is associated with the aerosol at <20% RH.

The glove box was continually purged with room air that had passed through a scrubber of activated charcoal, potassium carbonate, and citric acid to remove gas phase organics, acids, and ammonia. Static charging, which can result in balance instabilities, was minimized by coating the walls of the glove box with a static dissipative polymer (Tech Spray, Inc.), placing an anti-static mat on the glove box floor, using anti-static gloves while handling the substrates, and exposing the substrates to a 210Po source to dissipate any charge that had built up on the substrates. Before and after sample collection, substrates were stored double-bagged with the outer bag containing citric acid to prevent absorption of gas phase ammonia. More details of the weighing procedure can be found in Quinn and Coffman [1998].

Concentrations are reported as ug/m3 at STP (25C and 1 atm).

Berner et al., Sci. Total Environ., 13, 245 - 261, 1979.
Quinn et al., J. Geophys. Res., 105, 6785 - 6805, 2000.

Organic Carbon (Sunset Laboratory thermal/optical analyzer)
Sub-1.1 um and sub-10 um samples were collected on pre-combusted quartz fiber filters using 2 and 1 stage impactors, respectively, for organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) analysis [Bates et al., 2004]. A charcoal diffusion denuder was deployed upstream of the submicrometer impactor to remove gas phase organic species. OC and EC concentrations were determined with a Sunset Laboratory thermal/optical analyzer. Three temperature steps were used to evolve OC under O2-free conditions for quantification. The first step heated the filter to 230 Deg C; the second step heated the filter to 600 Deg C (AMS vaporizer temperature); and the final step heated the filter to 870 Deg C. After cooling the sample down to 550 Deg C, a He/O2 mixture was introduced and the sample was heated in four temperature steps to 910 Deg C to drive off EC. The transmission of light through the filter was measured to correct the observed EC for any OC that charred during the initial stages of heating. No correction was made for carbonate carbon so OC includes both organic and carbonate carbon. The percentage of carbonate carbon is unknown. Super-micrometer OC concentrations were determined by difference between submicrometer and sub-10 um impactor samples without denuders.";
    String contributor_name "Coffman, Derek/NOAA-PMEL/Address: 7600 Sand Pt. Wy. NE,Seattle,WA 98115 /email: derek.coffman@noaa.gov";
    String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, NCCSV-1.0";
    String creator_email "derek.coffman@noaa.gov";
    String creator_name "Coffman, Derek";
    String creator_url "https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/";
    String dimensions "time=52";
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    String featureType "Trajectory";
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 80.20908;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min 40.98068;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 31.45766;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min -73.4527;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 18.0;
    Float64 geospatial_vertical_min 18.0;
    String geospatial_vertical_positive "up";
    String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
    String history 
"2025-05-10T00:31:32Z (local files)
2025-05-10T00:31:32Z https://data.pmel.noaa.gov/pmel/erddap/tabledap/ACG_ICEALOT_Knorr_chemistry.html";
    String infoUrl "https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/acg/data/index.html";
    String institution "NOAA";
    String keywords "above, aerosol, air, altitude, ammonium, atmosphere, atmospheric, chemistry, concentration, data, datetime, dissolved, dissolved nutrients, dry, duration, earth, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Altitude > Station Height, end_time, endpoint, environmental, height, IC_Br_sub1, IC_Br_super1, IC_Ca_sub1, IC_Ca_super1, IC_Cl_sub1, IC_Cl_super1, IC_K_sub1, IC_K_super1, IC_Mg_sub1, IC_Mg_super1, IC_MSA_sub1, IC_MSA_super1, IC_Na_sub1, IC_Na_super1, IC_NH4_sub1, IC_NH4_super1, IC_NO3_sub1, IC_NO3_super1, IC_Oxalate_sub1, IC_Oxalate_super1, IC_SO4_sub1, IC_SO4_super1, icealot, identifier, laboratory, latitude, level, longitude, m-3, marine, mass, mass_concentration_of_ammonium_dry_aerosol_particles_in_air, mass_concentration_of_nitrate_dry_aerosol_particles_in_air, mass_concentration_of_sulfate_dry_aerosol_particles_in_air, mean, mid_time, midpoint, msa, n02, nh4, nitrate, no3, noaa, nutrients, optical, optical properties, oxalate, pacific, particles, particulate, pmel, properties, science, sea, so4, station, sulfate, time, total_aerosol_mass_sub1, total_aerosol_mass_super1, trajectory, trajectory_id";
    String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords";
    String license "These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0).";
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    String platform "Knorr";
    String product_version "0";
    String project "ICEALOT";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing 40.98068;
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v70";
    String subsetVariables "trajectory_id, altitude";
    String summary 
"A NOAA Contribution for the International Polar Year 2008.

The International Chemistry Experiment in the Arctic Lower  Troposphere (ICEALOT) was conducted in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans in March and April 2008 as part of the larger POLARCAT program.  Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Atmospheric Chemistry Group made Aerosol chemical, physical, and optical measurements from March 19 to April 24 aboard the R/V Knorr during this project.";
    String time_coverage_end "2008-04-23T12:35:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2008-03-19T23:40:45Z";
    String title "PMEL Atmospheric Chemistry ICEALOT Aerosol Chemistry data";
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  }
}

 

Using tabledap to Request Data and Graphs from Tabular Datasets

tabledap lets you request a data subset, a graph, or a map from a tabular dataset (for example, buoy data), via a specially formed URL. tabledap uses the OPeNDAP (external link) Data Access Protocol (DAP) (external link) and its selection constraints (external link).

The URL specifies what you want: the dataset, a description of the graph or the subset of the data, and the file type for the response.

Tabledap request URLs must be in the form
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/datasetID.fileType{?query}
For example,
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelTaoDySst.htmlTable?longitude,latitude,time,station,wmo_platform_code,T_25&time>=2015-05-23T12:00:00Z&time<=2015-05-31T12:00:00Z
Thus, the query is often a comma-separated list of desired variable names, followed by a collection of constraints (e.g., variable<value), each preceded by '&' (which is interpreted as "AND").

For details, see the tabledap Documentation.


 
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