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The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) has released data from the Synergistic TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) Air Quality Science (STAQS) mission. STAQS was conducted during the summer of 2023 over primarily urban areas, including Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. The STAQS mission seeks to integrate TEMPO satellite observations with traditional air quality monitoring, improving our understanding of air quality science and enhancing societal benefits. Two aircraft were used to meet the goals of the campaign, the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Gulfstream-V (G-V) aircraft, and the NASA Langley Research Center’s (LaRC’s) Gulfstream-III. The G-V aircraft was outfitted with the GeoCAPE Airborne Simulator (GCAS) and High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 (HSRL-2). The LaRC Gulfstream-III was equipped with the High-Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) and Airborne Visible InfraRed Imagining Spectrometer – Next Generation (AVIRS-NG), and GCAS. STAQS also incorporated ground-based tropospheric ozone profiles from the NASA Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network (TOLNet), Pandora spectrometers, and ground-based monitors. Ten collections providing STAQS data access are available. The primary goal of STAQS was to improve the current understanding of air quality science under the TEMPO field. For more information about TEMPO, please visit the ASDC TEMPO home page (https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/TEMPO).

Collaborative activities associated with STAQS include AEROMMA (https://csl.noaa.gov/projects/aeromma/), GOTHAAM (https://gothaam.science/), and CUPiDS (https://csl.noaa.gov/projects/aeromma/cupids/). For more information regarding those projects, please visit the hyperlinked project pages.

Data Access:
STAQS Landing Page: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/STAQS
Earthdata Search: https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=staqs&fpj=STAQS
Direct Data Download: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/STAQS/