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Abstract: These Chemical Tracer Measurements are part of the BACS (BioAerosol and Convective Storm) campaign. The purpose of the BACS campaign was to characterize the dynamics between convective storms and bioaerosols in a grassland environment. The focus of PI Stone’s group was on characterizing bioaerosol types, concentrations, and sizes during quiescent and convective conditions using offline techniques combined with online instrumentation. These measurements will provide better insight into the impact of convective storms on bioaerosols, allowing for improved modelling and predictions. This archive is for chemical tracer measurements of samples collected using high flow impactors in a soil plot located northwest of the NEON flux tower. The campaigns took place from May 23 – June 17, 2022, and from May 22 – June 23, 2023, and were conducted in northeastern Colorado, with a latitude of 40.816284 N, a longitude of 104.746390 W, and an average altitude of 1654 m. Samples were collected continuously throughout both campaigns, with sample durations ranging from 6-24 hours.
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BACS: Pollen Counts Data. Version 1.0
Abstract: These pollen count measurements are part of the BACS (BioAerosols and Convective Storms) campaign. The purpose of the BACS campaign was to characterize the dynamics between convective storms and bioaerosols in a grassland environment. The campaigns took place from May 23 – June 17, 2022 (BACS I), and from May 22 – June 23, 2023 (BACS II), and were conducted in northeastern Colorado at the Central Plains Experimental Range, an NSF National Ecological Observatory Network site, with an average altitude of 1654 m. The associated data is for intact pollen counts collected in soil plot #3 located northwest of the NEON flux tower (40.816279, -104.746411). Samples were collected continuously throughout both campaigns. Measurements are reported at hourly and daily time intervals.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2105938
- PAR ID:
- 10707729
- Publisher / Repository:
- NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
- Date Published:
- Edition / Version:
- 1.0
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: 4 data files; 1 ancillary/documentation file; 58 KiB Other: CSV: Comma Separated Value (text/csv)
- Size(s):
- 4 data files 1 ancillary/documentation file 58 KiB
- Location:
- (Latitude:40.81628; Longitude:-104.74641)
- Right(s):
- These data are available to be used subject to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ("UCAR") terms and conditions.
- Institution:
- National Science Foundation NSFNational Center for Atmospheric Research NCAREarth Observing Laboratory EOL
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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