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  • Examining Meteorological Influence of Fine Structure Variability in Ozone Concentrations at High and Low Altitudes

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    Ryan Patnaude, University of North Dakota Understanding variability in atmospheric ozone concentration is import for improving ozone forecasting. Current ozone forecast models can predict large-scale distributions fairly well, but fail to show small-scale variability as a result of local meteorological phenomena. Airborne measurements of ozone and other trace gases in Southern California made during the 2015 NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) were used to probe the spatial and temporal variability of ozone over several regions of interest. Using a correlation-based approach for understanding the chemical and meteorological conditions influencing a given air mass, characteristic "fine structure" in ozone profiles can be seen. Back trajectories from the NOAA HYSPLIT model suggest that high altitude ozone variability is resultant of converging air masses from atmospheric transport, while vertical profile analysis suggests that low altitude ozone variability is due to atmospheric stratification in the planetary boundary layer (PBL).

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    Ryan Patnaude, University of North Dakota Understanding variability in atmospheric ozone concentration is import for improving ozone forecasting. Current ozone forecast models can predict large-scale distributions fairly well, but fail to show small-scale variability as a result of local meteorological phenomena. Airborne measurements of ozone and other trace gases in Southern California made during the 2015 NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) were used to probe the spatial and temporal variability of ozone over several regions of interest. Using a correlation-based approach for understanding the chemical and meteorological conditions influencing a given air mass, characteristic "fine structure" in ozone profiles can be seen. Back trajectories from the NOAA HYSPLIT model suggest that high altitude ozone variability is resultant of converging air masses from atmospheric transport, while vertical profile analysis suggests that low altitude ozone variability is due to atmospheric stratification in the planetary boundary layer (PBL).

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    Examining Meteorological Influence of Fine Structure Variability in Ozone Concentrations at High and Low Altitudes

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    Ryan Patnaude, University of North Dakota Understanding variability in atmospheric ozone concentration is import for improving ozone forecasting. Current ozone forecast models can predict large-scale distributions fairly well, but fail to show small-scale variability as a result of local meteorological phenomena. Airborne measurements of ozone and other trace gases in Southern California made during the 2015 NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) were used to probe the spatial and temporal variability of ozone over several regions of interest. Using a correlation-based approach for understanding the chemical and meteorological conditions influencing a given air mass, characteristic "fine structure" in ozone profiles can be seen. Back trajectories from the NOAA HYSPLIT model suggest that high altitude ozone variability is resultant of converging air masses from atmospheric transport, while vertical profile analysis suggests that low altitude ozone variability is due to atmospheric stratification in the planetary boundary layer (PBL).

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    Examining Meteorological Influence of

    Fine Structure Variability in Ozone


    Concentration at High and Low Altitudes
    RY AN P AT N AUDE
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
    AT MOSPHERIC SCIENCE
    N A S A S A RP 2 01 5
    F A C U L T Y A DV I S O R S : DR . BA R R Y L E F E R , N A S A H Q
    D R . T I M B E R T R A M , U W MA D I S O N
    R E S E A R C H ME N T O R : S T E V E N S C H I L L U C S A N D I E G O

    Introduction
    Why do we care about ozone?
    Negative health effects
    in the troposphere
    Major component of
    photochemical smog
    Extensively researched

    Introduction
    What can we improve?
    Better understanding of small
    scale concentrations of ozone
    Air quality forecast models
    Do ozone concentrations vary
    greatly on the small spatial
    scale?

    Planetary Boundary Layer


    Lowest region of Troposphere where wind is affected by friction
    Diurnal cycle
    o Thicker during day due to mixing
    o Lower during night

    Planetary Boundary Layer


    Residual Layer
    Characterized by:
    Weak turbulence
    Remnants of pollutants from
    day before

    Planetary Boundary Layer


    Residual Layer

    Mixed Layer

    Characterized by:
    Weak turbulence
    Remnants of pollutants from
    day before

    Characterized by:
    Turbulent mixing of wind
    Result of thermals near the
    surface
    Uniformly constant
    composition

    Methods
    How we measured Ozone

    UV photometer
    Utilizes BeerLambert Law
    Beer-Lambert Law:
    A = lc

    Inlet
    UV
    Lamp

    Sample Cell

    Outlet
    Mirror

    Detector
    Photochemical Trace Gas, University of Houston

    Selecting Regions of Interest


    Focus on large gradients
    Four Regions of Interest at different altitudes
    Meteorological impact on ozone

    Selecting Regions of Interest


    Focus on large gradients
    Four Regions of Interest at different altitudes
    Meteorological impact on ozone

    Missed Approaches
    June 23rd 9:48-10:16AM
    Low approach over Los Angeles International (LAX) and Long Beach

    Missed Approaches
    LAX profile SARP 2015

    Marine Boundary Layer Profile


    1995 Study

    Altitude (m)

    LAX profile SARP 2015

    Potential Temperature (K)

    Burk, Thompson 1995

    Missed Approaches
    March Air Force Base and Ontario
    June 23rd 2:56-3:19 PM

    Boundary layer height 3500ft

    Missed Approaches
    Air Composition

    High Altitude
    Bakersfield and the oil fields
    June 23rd 3:32-3:48PM

    High Altitude
    Trajectory from ozone spike

    Trajectory from ozone drop

    High Altitude

    Shows that the air is coming from


    different sources
    Last spike result of PBL 3000ft

    High Altitude
    Flight lines over Santa Barbara Channel
    June 24th 8:21-9:19AM

    High Altitude
    Trajectory from spike in ozone

    Trajectory from drop in ozone

    High Altitude

    Summary
    Back to Air Quality Forecast Maps

    Conclusions
    Evidence shows there is fine structure of ozone
    concentration in the atmosphere
    Low altitude variations in ozone result from Planetary
    Boundary Layer structure
    High Altitude variations in ozone result from air coming
    from different sources
    Air quality models dont have the spatial resolution to
    pick up small scale variations in ozone

    Acknowledgements
    Jimmy Flynn & Andreas Beyersdorf
    Sean Freeman & Nick Heath
    Drs. Barry Lefer & Timothy Bertran
    Steven Schill
    Emily Schaller & Rick Schetter
    Star Spangled Scatter
    Fellow SARPians

    Questions?

    References
    1. Burk, S., & Thompson, W. (1996). The Summer Time Low-Level Jet and
    Marine Boundary Layer Structure along the California Coast. American
    Meteorological Society, 124(4), 683-684. Retrieved July 27, 2015
    2. Stull, R. (n.d.). An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology.

    Vertical Profile Long Beach

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