NAAMES3 Research Cruise Aerosol Measurements (2017). In Aerosol Particle Chemical and Physical Measurements on the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) Research Cruises ...

• Main Authors: Russell, Lynn M., Chen, Chia-Li, Betha, Raghu, Price, Derek J., Lewis, Savannah
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: UC San Diego Library Digital Collections 2018
• Subjects: Size distribution; Non-refractory aerosol; Sea salt aerosol; Organic aerosol; Sea spray production; Particle chemical composition; Marine aerosol; Sea surface microlayer; Organic functional group; Single particle composition; Sea sweep generated marine aerosol; North Atlantic; Bates; Pacific
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6075/j0zp44bp; https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7512314s

Comprehensive aerosol measurements were collected as a part of interdisciplinary North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES). The four NAAMES research cruises measured aerosol particle properties on the R/V Atlantis in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2015 (6 November to 1 December), 2016 (11 May to 5 June), 2017 (30 August to 24 September), and 2018 (20 March to 13 April). The particle mass concentration, size distribution, and chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols were measured during both cruises. Ambient air containing marine aerosols up to several micrometers was sampled using a common inlet about 18 m above sea level. These aerosols were dried in diffusion driers before distribution to the instruments. Particles were also sampled from the Sea Sweep operated by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) [Bates et al. 2012]. Ambient and sea sweep particles were collected with a temperature controlled vertical inlet at ~15 m above sea level [Betha et al. 2017]. Size distributions ... : Reading data in ICARTT Format (.ict files): Dates and times in file names are in UTC. The date and time in the file name give the date/time at which the data within the file begin. For more information on reading and understanding the data in ICARTT format visit: http://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/etc/IcarttDataFormat.htm If you are using Igor Pro, you should be able to use this software to read the files: http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/wiki/index.php/Analysis_Software#ICARTT Alternatively, you can open the .ict files directly using the import data tool in excel. Raw HDF AMS data can be analyzed with SQUIRREL and PIKA, which are available here on AMS wiki site from CU Boulder: http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/index.html ...