Studying Aerosol, Clouds, and Air Quality in the Coastal Urban Environment of Southeastern Texas

Michael P. Jensen; James H. Flynn; Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz; Laura M. Judd; Pavlos Kollias; Chongai Kuang; Greg M. McFarquhar; Heath Powers; Prathap Ramamurthy; John Sullivan; Allison C. Aiken; Sergio L. Alvarez; Peter Argay; Brian Argrow; Tyler M. Bell; Doug Boyer; Sarah D. Brooks; Eric C. Bruning; Kelcy Brunner; Brian Butterworth; Radiance Calmer; Christopher D. Cappa; Rajan K. Chakrabarty; V. Chandrasekar; Chun-Ying Chao; Bo Chen; Swarup China; Don R. Collins; Scott M. Collis; Sean Crowell; Rachael Dal Porto; Gijs de Boer; Min Deng; Darielle Dexheimer; Aryeh J. Drager; Xuanlin Du; Manvendra K. Dubey; Andrew M. Dzambo; Montana Etten-Bohm; Jiwen Fan; Ryan Farley; Ya-Chien Feng; Yan Feng; Marta Fenn; Richard E. Ferrare; Samuel Flusche; Ann M. Fridlind; Joseph Galewsky; Harold Gamarro; Samuel Gardner; Virendra P. Ghate; Scott E. Giangrande; Robert J. Griffin; Travis Griggs; Guillaume P. Gronoff; Maxwell Grover; Meghan Gaugenti; Fangzhou Guo; Siddhant Gupta; Jiaxi Hu; Yongjie Huang; Robert C. Jackson; Jonathan W. Hair; Karen L. Johnson; Sabin Kasparoglu; Petra Klein; Alexander E. Kotsakis; Joshin Kumar; Matthew R. Kumjian; Katia Lamer; Francesca M. Lappin; Ziying Lei; Jing Li; Ron Li; Yuezhi Li; Timothy Logan; Kelly Lombardo; Edward P. Luke; Zackary Mages; Alyssa A. Matthews; Brianna H. Matthews; Olga Mayol-Bracero; Toshihisa Matsui; Katherine E. McKeown; Manisha Mehra; Fan Mei; Nicholas Meskidzhe; Cuong Nguyen; Erik R. Nielsen; Christopher J. Nowotarski; David Oaks; Rusen Oktem; Mariko Oue; Jungmin M. Park; Nadia Partida; Suarabh Patil; Jean Carlos Pena; Markus D. Petters; Daniel B. Phoenix; Joseph V. Puthserry; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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Studying Aerosol, Clouds, and Air Quality in the Coastal Urban Environment of Southeastern Texas

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Studying Aerosol, Clouds, and Air Quality in the Coastal Urban Environment of Southeastern Texas

Michael P. Jensen, James H. Flynn, Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz, Laura M. Judd, Pavlos Kollias, Chongai Kuang, Greg M. McFarquhar, Heath Powers, Prathap Ramamurthy, John Sullivan, …

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

08/04/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0331.1

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A multi-agency succession of field campaigns was conducted in southeastern Texas during July 2021 through October 2022 to study the complex interactions of aerosols, clouds and air pollution in the coastal urban environment. As part of the Tracking Aerosol Convection interactions Experiment (TRACER), the TRACER- Air Quality (TAQ) campaign the Experiment of Sea Breeze Convection, Aerosols, Precipitation and Environment (ESCAPE) and the Convective Cloud Urban Boundary Layer Experiment (CUBE), a combination of ground-based supersites and mobile laboratories, shipborne measurements and aircraft-based instrumentation were deployed. These diverse platforms collected high-resolution data to characterize the aerosol microphysics and chemistry, cloud and precipitation micro- and macro-physical properties, environmental thermodynamics and air quality-relevant constituents that are being used in follow-on analysis and modeling activities. We present the overall deployment setups, a summary of the campaign conditions and a sampling of early research results related to: (a) aerosol precursors in the urban environment, (b) influences of local meteorology on air pollution, (c) detailed observations of the sea breeze circulation, (d) retrieved supersaturation in convective updrafts, (e) characterizing the convective updraft lifecycle, (f) variability in lightning characteristics of convective storms and (g) urban influences on surface energy fluxes. The work concludes with discussion of future research activities highlighted by the TRACER model-intercomparison project to explore the representation of aerosol-convective interactions in high-resolution simulations.

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Title: Studying Aerosol, Clouds, and Air Quality in the Coastal Urban Environment of Southeastern Texas
Creators: Michael P. Jensen - Brookhaven National Laboratory
James H. Flynn - University of Houston
Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz - University at Albany, State University of New York
Laura M. Judd - Langley Research Center
Pavlos Kollias - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Chongai Kuang - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Greg M. McFarquhar - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Heath Powers - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Prathap Ramamurthy - City College of New York
John Sullivan - Goddard Space Flight Center
Allison C. Aiken - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sergio L. Alvarez - University of Houston
Peter Argay - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Brian Argrow - Sandia National Laboratories
Tyler M. Bell - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Doug Boyer - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Sarah D. Brooks - Texas A&M University
Eric C. Bruning - Texas Tech University
Kelcy Brunner - Texas Tech University
Brian Butterworth - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Radiance Calmer - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Christopher D. Cappa - University of California, Davis
Rajan K. Chakrabarty - Washington University in St. Louis
V. Chandrasekar - Colorado State University
Chun-Ying Chao - Rice University
Bo Chen - Texas A&M University
Swarup China - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Don R. Collins - University of California, Riverside
Scott M. Collis - Argonne National Laboratory
Sean Crowell - Product Innovation and Engineering (United States, Saint James) - LLC
Rachael Dal Porto - University of California, Davis
Gijs de Boer - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Min Deng - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Darielle Dexheimer - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Aryeh J. Drager - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Xuanlin Du - University of California, Riverside
Manvendra K. Dubey - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Andrew M. Dzambo - University of Oklahoma
Montana Etten-Bohm - Texas A&M University
Jiwen Fan - Argonne National Laboratory
Ryan Farley - University of California, Davis
Ya-Chien Feng - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yan Feng - Argonne National Laboratory
Marta Fenn - Langley Research Center
Richard E. Ferrare - Langley Research Center
Samuel Flusche - St. Edward's University
Ann M. Fridlind - Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Joseph Galewsky - University of New Mexico
Harold Gamarro - City College of New York
Samuel Gardner - Texas Tech University
Virendra P. Ghate - Argonne National Laboratory
Scott E. Giangrande - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Robert J. Griffin - Roger Williams University
Travis Griggs - University of Houston
Guillaume P. Gronoff - Langley Research Center
Maxwell Grover - Argonne National Laboratory
Meghan Gaugenti - Baylor University
Fangzhou Guo - Aerodyne Research
Siddhant Gupta - Argonne National Laboratory
Jiaxi Hu - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
Yongjie Huang - University of Oklahoma
Robert C. Jackson - Argonne National Laboratory
Jonathan W. Hair - Langley Research Center
Karen L. Johnson - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Sabin Kasparoglu - North Carolina State University
Petra Klein - University of Oklahoma
Alexander E. Kotsakis - Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
Joshin Kumar - Washington University in St. Louis
Matthew R. Kumjian - Pennsylvania State University
Katia Lamer - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Francesca M. Lappin - University of Oklahoma
Ziying Lei - Texas A&M University
Jing Li - Washington University in St. Louis
Ron Li - Texas A&M University
Yuezhi Li - Washington University in St. Louis
Timothy Logan - Texas A&M University
Kelly Lombardo - Pennsylvania State University
Edward P. Luke - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Zackary Mages - Stony Brook University
Alyssa A. Matthews - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Brianna H. Matthews - Texas A&M University
Olga Mayol-Bracero - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Toshihisa Matsui - Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
Katherine E. McKeown - Pennsylvania State University
Manisha Mehra - Baylor University
Fan Mei - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nicholas Meskidzhe - North Carolina State University
Cuong Nguyen - National Research Council Canada
Erik R. Nielsen - Texas A&M University
Christopher J. Nowotarski - Texas A&M University
David Oaks - Hammelman Communications, Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
Rusen Oktem - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mariko Oue - Stony Brook University
Jungmin M. Park - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Nadia Partida - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Suarabh Patil - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
Jean Carlos Pena - University at Albany, State University of New York
Markus D. Petters - North Carolina State University
Daniel B. Phoenix - Langley Research Center
Joseph V. Puthserry - Washington University in St. Louis
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Details: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Academic Unit: College of Engineering
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0331.1
Record Identifier: 9914511639201301

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