Air Quality Indicators of Anthropogenic Pollution in the Arctic

Air Quality Indicators of Anthropogenic Pollution in the Arctic Measurements of the concentrations of air pollutants (Nitric oxide + Nitrogen dioxide - NOx, Sulfur dioxide - SO2, Ozone - O3 and PM2.5) were made at Resolute (2013-2017), Cape Dorset (2013-2017) and Pond Inlet (2018-), in addition to basic meteorology (wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity). The primary objective was to investigate the impact of increasing ship traffic on the air quality in northern communities, in support of Arctic Air Quality model development as well as policy work for the International Maritime Organization. A secondary objective was to evaluate the impact of community diesel power plants on the local air quality. Data consists of quality-controlled 1-minute averages, calibrated in post-processing against traceable standards. Locations: Resolute: 74° 42’ 23”N, 94° 58’ 08” W Cape Dorset: 64° 13’ 48”N, 76° 31’ 49” W Pond Inlet: 72° 41’ 53”N, 77° 58’ 23” W 2021-07-26 Environment and Climate Change Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentAir qualityAirQualityAtmospheric MonitoringAtmospheric GasesAtmospheric ParticlesCombined Atmospheric Gases and ParticlesSpecial studiesAirpointerNOnitric oxidenitrogen dioxideNO2nitrogen oxide pollutantsNOxsulphur dioxideSO2ozoneO3fine particulate matterPM2.5arcticshipping lanesdiesel fuelResolute BayCape DorsetPond InletBaffinlandBaffin IslandNunavut View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/air/monitor/special-studies-of-atmospheric-gases-particles-and-precipitation-chemistry/air-quality-indicators-of-anthropogenic-pollution-in-the-arctic/ View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/air/monitor/special-studies-of-atmospheric-gases-particles-and-precipitation-chemistry/air-quality-indicators-of-anthropogenic-pollution-in-the-arctic/?lang=fr Special Studies of Atmospheric Gases, Particles and Precipitation Chemistry https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/611c4e66-aee7-4124-86d5-460db518fff3 Special Studies of Atmospheric Gases, Particles and Precipitation Chemistry https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/fr/dataset/611c4e66-aee7-4124-86d5-460db518fff3

Measurements of the concentrations of air pollutants (Nitric oxide + Nitrogen dioxide - NOx, Sulfur dioxide - SO2, Ozone - O3 and PM2.5) were made at Resolute (2013-2017), Cape Dorset (2013-2017) and Pond Inlet (2018-), in addition to basic meteorology (wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity). The primary objective was to investigate the impact of increasing ship traffic on the air quality in northern communities, in support of Arctic Air Quality model development as well as policy work for the International Maritime Organization. A secondary objective was to evaluate the impact of community diesel power plants on the local air quality. Data consists of quality-controlled 1-minute averages, calibrated in post-processing against traceable standards. Locations: Resolute: 74° 42’ 23”N, 94° 58’ 08” W
Cape Dorset: 64° 13’ 48”N, 76° 31’ 49” W
Pond Inlet: 72° 41’ 53”N, 77° 58’ 23” W

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