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NOAA Research-Surface Ozone

Surface and lower tropospheric ozone is important in air chemistry photochemical reactions, is classified as an air pollutant and is a greenhouse gas. NOAA/GMD operates a network of 14 surface ozone monitoring sites in background and baseline atmospheric locations. This is the only continuous, long-term network of this kind in existence.

Surface Ozone locations: Quick Map | Station List | All Capabilities

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Observing Systems on Google Maps

Select an observing system from the pull down list below to open a new window with a map of the US showing markers for each of the selected observing system's stations. Click on the markers to see the name of the station with a link to the observing system home page and a data link when available. Use the zoom controls on the left when a stations is selected to get a closer view. Clicking the satellite or hybrid layer button will show the actual satellite imagery for the area surrounding the station.

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About NOSA

NOAA initiated its first-ever comprehensive review of all its observing systems and their interrelationships. This activity was termed the baseline NOAA Observing System Architecture (NOSA).

The baseline NOSA was constructed with the assistance of all observing system managers, research and operational, within NOAA.

More about NOSA

Highlights of Impact Presented at GODAE Symposium (ppt 95.9MB)

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