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Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) - Beltsville, United States Environmental Protection Agency

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posted on 2023-11-30, 08:43 authored by Jenny Jachim

CASTNET measures ambient concentrations of sulfur and nitrogen species as well as rural ozone concentrations. The network includes 90 sites located throughout the US and Canada. Each site measures weekly concentrations of acidic pollutants, base cations and Cl- using a 3-stage filter pack with a controlled flow rate. Most CASTNET sites also include a temperature controlled shelter and continuous ozone monitoring system.


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Funding

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

History

Data contact name

Jachim, Jenny

Data contact email

jachim.jenny@epa.gov

Publisher

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Intended use

Results from CASTNET are used to report on geographic patterns and temporal trends in acidic pollutants, deposition and regional ozone concentrations. CASTNET is the only network in the US that provides a consistent, long-term data record of acidic dry deposition fluxes.

Temporal Extent Start Date

1988-10-25

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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ISO Topic Category

  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • environment

Ag Data Commons Group

  • Lower Chesapeake Bay
  • Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

sulfur; nitrogen; ozone; United States; Canada; pollutants; chemical bases; cations; chlorides; temperature; monitoring; dry deposition

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Preferred dataset citation

Jachim, Jenny (2020). Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) - Beltsville, United States Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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    Keywords

    EnvironmentEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED/WIND DIRECTIONEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > HUMIDITYEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > AMMONIAEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIONEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATIONEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN COMPOUNDS > NITRIC ACIDEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > SULFUR COMPOUNDS > SULFATEEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > NITRATE PARTICLESEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > SULFUR OXIDESEARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > OZONEAtmospheric > Surface > Wind speed and directionAtmospheric > Composition > Ozone and Aerosolsupported by their precursorsAtmospheric > Surface > Surface radiation budgetflow ratewet depositiondry depositionsulfurnitrogenacidic pollutantsfluxesacidic depositionpollutantssulfur dioxidenitrateammoniumbase cationschloride ionCl-Prince Georges

    Licence

    CC BY 4.0

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