The TEMPO Early Adopters Program: Enhancing Air Quality and Health Applications of Future TEMPO Observations
Abstract
NASA is preparing to launch the geostationary Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission in November 2022, which will provide hourly daytime observations of trace gases and aerosols, including ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde, and aerosol optical depth, at high spatial resolution (~2.0 x 4.75 km2) across a Field of Regard (FoR) covering greater North America. The ultraviolet to visible measurements from the TEMPO grating spectrometer will permit an ozone profile (including 0-2 km ozone) product capable of improving our understanding of the diurnal ozone evolution in the boundary layer. The special scan operations of TEMPO at sub-hourly frequency (e.g., 10 minutes) over selected portions of the FoR will further enhance the capabilities of the mission for observing pollutants from rapidly evolving events, such as wildfire smoke, volcanic eruptions, and dust storms. During the pre-launch era of the mission, a large diversity of stakeholders and end-users have participated in user engagement activities hosted by the TEMPO Early Adopters Program, supported by the NASA Applied Sciences Program (ASP), which aims to maximize the societal benefit of the planned data products after launch. A key component of the Early Adopters Program is the pre-launch application of TEMPO data via proxy products to better prepare end-users for operational TEMPO data after launch and improve mission planning and product development. These user engagement activities have led to a comprehensive understanding of the unprecedented air quality and health applications that can be achieved through use of the highly anticipated data products. This presentation will provide an overview of the Early Adopters Program and demonstrations of unique air quality and health applications through use of proxy TEMPO data. Upcoming plans of the Early Adopters Program will also be discussed.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021AGUFM.A24E..11N