The Texas Ozonesonde Network

• In Event: Poster Presentation and Judging for: Anthropology; Botany; Conservation Ecology; Environmental Science; Freshwater Science; Geosciences; Mathematics & Computer Science; Neuroscience; Physics & Eng; Science Education; Terrestrial Ecology & Management.
  In Poster Session: Environmental Science Poster Session

Abstract

Since 2004, over 850 weather balloons carrying instruments to measure ozone and meteorological data have been launched as part of a continued effort to provide a high resolution dataset of vertical profiles of important meteorological features and influences on surface air quality at urban and remote sites across Texas. From its start at Rice University in Houston, the Texas Ozone Network has expanded to include 12 partner universities. The data collected as part of this project are freely available for use and have been archived on the St. Edward’s University Munday Library website. This presentation provides an overview of the network and data collected, a sample of insights gained from more than a decade of flights, and a look at future sounding products available from this network.

Authors

• Mark Garling Spychala, St. Edward's University

• Gary A. Morris, St. Edward's University

• Paul Walter, St. Edward's University