Synergistic TEMPO Air Quality Science

The Campaign

The Synergistic TEMPO Air Quality Science (STAQS) was a NASA field investigation that focused on improving the understanding of air quality science for societal benefit by combining TEMPO satellite observations with airborne and ground-based air quality measurements. STAQS collected data over urban areas such as Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago during the boreal summer of 2023. NASA G-V and G-III aircraft were equipped with remote sensing sensors such as GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator (GCAS), Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer - Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG), and High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) to collect measurements of aerosols and greenhouse gasses. These measurements were supplemented with ground-based observations from TOLNet and Pandora. STAQS was funded through the NASA Tropospheric Composition Program.

Additional Notes

STAQS collaborated with NOAA's Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas (AEROMMA) and Coastal Urban Plume Dynamics Study (CUPiDS) investigations as well as NSF's Greater New York Oxidant Trace gas Halogen and Aerosol Airborne Mission (GOTHAAM).

Repositories

• Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC)