Dataset
Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory: Particle Number Size Distribution (2008-2009)
Abstract
Data from observations made at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) which exists to advance understanding of climatically significant interactions between the atmosphere and ocean and to provide a regional focal point and long-term data.
The observatory is based on Calhau Island of São Vicente, Cape Verde at 16.848N, 24.871W, in the tropical Eastern North Atlantic Ocean, a region which is data poor but plays a key role in atmosphere-ocean interactions of climate-related and biogeochemical parameters including greenhouse gases. It is an open-ocean site that is representative of a region likely to be sensitive to future climate change, and is minimally influenced by local effects and intermittent continental pollution.
The dataset contains Particle Number Size Distribution measured using a SMPS and an APS.
Details
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| Data lineage: |
Data collected at Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory before being transmitted back to UK where NCAS staff prepare data for archiving at BADC. |
| Data Quality: |
Data from Cape Verde observatory are for research
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| File Format: |
Data are NASA Ames formatted
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Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Particle Number Size Distribution measured using a SMPS and an APS | Deployed on: NCAS Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory |
| Output Description | None |
- units: in a bite mode
- long_name: Particle Number Concentration
- names: Particle Number Concentration
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
2008-02-01T00:00:00
2009-06-30T22:59:59
Geographic Extent
16.8480° |
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-24.8710° |
-24.8710° |
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16.8480° |