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Description

This dataset provides the refractory black carbon mass concentration at one-second resolution measured by the Single Particle Soot Photometer (NOAA SP2) instrument during airborne campaigns conducted by NASA's Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission. The SP2 is a laser-induced incandescence instrument primarily used for measuring the black carbon mass content of individual particles.

Product Summary

Platforms
NASA DC-8
Instruments
PHOTOMETERS
Projects
ATom
Spatial Extent

N: 82.9406 S: -86.1769 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2676881465-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
48
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Air Quality ,
Aerosols

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Schwarz, J. P., & Katich, J. M. (2019). ATom: L2 In Situ Measurements from Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1672 Date Accessed: 2026-09-10

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Vertical Profiles of Aerosol Mass, Number, and Cloud Droplet Number Luo, Gan, Yu, Fangqun Biomass Burning, Halocarbons And Halogens, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Sulfur Compounds, Air Quality, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Ozone, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Fossil Fuel Burning, Industrial Emissions, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Aerosols
HCOOH in the remote atmosphere: Constraints from Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) airborne observations Chen, Xin, Millet, Dylan B., Neuman, J. Andrew, Veres, Patrick R., Ray, Eric A., Commane, Roisin, Daube, Bruce C., McKain, Kathryn, Schwarz, Joshua P., Katich, Joseph M., Froyd, Karl D., Schill, Gregory P., Kim, Michelle J., Crounse, John D., Allen, Hannah M., Apel, Eric C., Hornbrook, Rebecca S., Blake, Donald R., Nault, Benjamin A., Campuzano-Jost, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Dibb, Jack E. Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Air Quality, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Industrial Emissions, Fossil Fuel Burning, Biomass Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Atmospheric Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Nitrogen Oxides, Aerosols, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Formaldehyde
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