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NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON Rapid Single-Particle Mass Spectrometer Data

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Title: NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON Rapid Single-Particle Mass Spectrometer Data
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Abstract:
During a month in the summer of 2000, individual aerosol particles were sized and analyzed using a Rapid Single-particle Mass Spectrometer (RSMS) in Houston. RSMS aerodynamically focuses one particle size at a time to the source region of a mass spectrometer and employs a 193 nm excimer laser to desorb and ionize the particle components. The ions are analyzed in a single time-of-flight mass spectrometer and the spectrum is digitally recorded. Spectra are only saved if the ion peak in the spectrum is above a threshold level. Background spectra were determined and flagged. Particle size scans were initiated periodically and each size was sampled until 30 particle hits were obtained, unless the sampling time became excessive. Aerodynamic particle sizes ranged from about 40 to 1300 nm and were partitioned into nine discrete size classes logarithmically spaced, roughly, over the range. Single particle data are valuable because for instance a) they are collected and analyzed real time so have excellent temporal resolution, b) the particle-to-particle composition variations (external mixing properties) can be assessed, and c) key particle sources are easily identified since the particles retain source characteristics. The data resulting from these measurements consist of an aerodynamic particle size and a positive mass spectrum of the compon ents for each particle, along with the date and time of measurement and other incidental measurement parameters such as the laser pulse energy. Support for RSMS measurements has been provided by the EPA Supersite program and additional funding from the U.S. EPA.
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Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Phares, D.J., K.P. Rhoads, and A.S. Wexler. 2002. Performance of a single ultrafine particle mass spectrometer. Aerosol Sci. Tech. 36:583-592.
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Phares, D.J., K.P. Rhoads, A.S. Wexler, and M.V. Johnston. 2001. Size resolved ultrafine particle composition analysis Part 2: Houston. J. Geophys. Res. In press.
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Rhoads, K.P., D.J. Phares, A.S. Wexler, and M.V. Johnston. 2001. Size-resolved ultrafine particle composition analysis Part1: Atlanta. J. Geophys. Res. In press.
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Beginning_Date: 20000823
Ending_Date: 20000918
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Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.18
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.18
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.76
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.76
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > PARTICULATES
Theme_Keyword: FIELD INVESTIGATION
Theme_Keyword: RSMS > RAPID SINGLE-PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETER
Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: NARSTO > NORTH AMERICAN RESEARCH STRATEGY FOR TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: Particle: Ion Mass-to-charge (m/z) Ratio
Theme_Keyword: Single Particle Mass Spectra
Theme_Keyword: Rsms-2
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Theme_Keyword: Hrm-3
Theme_Keyword: Eosdis
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT
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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TEXAS > HOUSTON
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Temporal_Keyword: Variable
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: ANTHONY S. WEXLER
Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-754-6558
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aswexler@ucdavis.edu
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Distribution_Information:
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Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC > Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA
Contact_Person: ASDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
Address: User and Data Services
Address: NASA Langley Research Center
Address: 2 South Wright Street
Address: Mail Stop 157D
Address: Building 1268C
City: Hampton
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-864-8656
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 757-864-8807
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: larc-asdc-uds@lists.nasa.gov
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NASA/LARC/SD/LARC_DAAC > Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA
Contact_Person: ASDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
Address: User and Data Services
Address: NASA Langley Research Center
Address: 2 South Wright Street
Address: Mail Stop 157D
Address: Building 1268C
City: Hampton
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-864-8656
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 757-864-8807
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: larc-asdc-uds@lists.nasa.gov
Resource_Description: NARSTO_EPA_SS_HOUSTON_RAPID_SPMS_DATA
Resource_Description: NARSTO_EPA_SS_HOUSTON_RAPID_SPMS_DATA
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http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
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http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Access_Instructions:
DATA CENTER URL
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/programs/NARSTO/
Access_Instructions:
NARSTO QSSC web site with access to description of Data Exchange Standard format.
Fees: Not Available
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040115
Metadata_Review_Date: 20040122
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: ASDC USER SERVICES
Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
Address: User and Data Services
Address: NASA Langley Research Center
Address: 2 South Wright Street
Address: Mail Stop 157D
Address: Building 1268C
City: Hampton
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-864-8656
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 757-864-8807
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: larc-asdc-uds@lists.nasa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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