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Satellite Coastal and Oceanic Atmospheric Pollution Experiment

Atmospheric Composition

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Deployments
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Platforms
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Data Products

The Campaign

The Satellite Coastal and Oceanic Atmospheric Pollution Experiment (SCOAPE) was a field campaign aimed at evaluating satellite data for monitoring air quality and emissions from oil and gas plumes. SCOAPE included two deployments in the Gulf of Mexico, one in May 2019 and another in June 2024. During both deployments, the R/V Point Sur collected trace gas and aerosol measurements, with ground-based data gathered in 2019 to study offshore pollution. In the 2024 deployment, the Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer 3 (AVIRIS-3) captured hyperspectral imagery for satellite validation. SCOAPE was funded by NASA’s Applied Sciences Program, with support from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

2019-04-09 — 2024-06-13

Gulf of Mexico
boreal spring

N: 31°N

S: 25°N

W: 95°W

E: 85°W

Additional Notes

AIR QUALITY
COASTAL POLLUTION
OCEANIC POLLUTION
TRACE GASES
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
OZONE
METHANE
CARBON DIOXIDE
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Events

2 Deployments
2 IOPs
202020212022202320242025
NASA, BOEM, U.S. Department of the Interior
Applied Sciences Program
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Bryan Duncan
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BOEM
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