AIRNOW

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AIRNOW - Surface Monitoring Data for PM2.5 and Ozone

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Description: AIRNOW is an EPA program in collaboration with the States to gather and distribute hourly near-realtime data from several hundred continuous PM2.5 and ozone monitors. From the point of view of the FASTNET project the AIRNOW system establishes the spatial and temporal patterns of the key pollutants PM2.5 and ozone. The AIRNOW dataset is provided to the FASTNET project by EPA using a web-based interface. Parameters: PM2.5, Ozone
Domain: Aerosol | Platform: Network | Instrument: No Instrument | Method: Point | Type: POINT | Periodicity: 1 hour"1 hour" is not in the list (HOUR, HALF_HOUR, SIX_HOURS, DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR, FIVE_YEARS, NONE) of allowed values for the "Periodicity" property. | GeoRange: No GeoRange"No GeoRange" is not in the list (NAM, US, EUR, GLOB, SEASIA, SAM, SWASIA, AFRICA) of allowed values for the "GeoRange" property. | Time Period: No TimePeriod"No TimePeriod" is not in the list (REALTIME, HIST, FORECAST) of allowed values for the "TimePeriod" property. Key Use: No Key Uses


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The AirNOW data are obtained from the EPA AirNOW website (link). The data for each day is contained in an ASCII OBS file. In DataFed these OBS files are compiled and cached in a binary data cube which allows fast access, particularly along the time axis.

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