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Tang, Y.S. et al

Monthly atmospheric ammonia, acid gas, inorganic aerosols and base cation concentrations from Northern Ireland DELTA gas and aerosol monitoring network, 2019-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5285/55ad7cf8-fc40-4b8a-9d35-ce970a915ff6
This dataset is from the Northern Ireland (NI) DELTA® Gas and Aerosol Monitoring Network, and consists of monthly atmospheric concentrations of inorganic, water-soluble, reactive gases and aerosols measured with the UKCEH DELTA® method at 4 sites across NI for the years 2019 to 2020.
• Gases: ammonia (NH3), nitric acid (HNO3), sulphur dioxide (SO2)
• Aerosols: ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), sulphate (SO42-), chloride (Cl-), sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+)

The network is operated jointly by Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland.
Publication date: 2022-05-25
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2019-01-01    to    2020-01-01

Provenance & quality

Monthly DELTA® air samplers were prepared and analysed by the UKAS accredited UKCEH Lancaster Laboratory, following protocols and procedures in manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed and adopted in the UK National Ammonia Monitoring Network (NAMN) and UK Acid Gas and Aerosol Monitoring Network (AGANet), operated also by UKCEH.

Measurement frequency was monthly, with monthly site visits (± 5 days of the 1st of each calendar month) by a network of trained local site operators to exchange samples.

Sample exposure information (manual transcription from site recording sheets) and raw chemistry data files from analysed air samples (csv files) are stored, combined and processed in an oracle-based database (AAGA) to calculate and output calculated gas and aerosol concentrations via a ShinyApp.

Output files are in a standardised reporting template, with data quality flags (based on flags defined in ebas; https://projects.nilu.no/ccc/flags/). Each output file generated are time-stamped, with versioning control.

Ratified data were generated following a multi-stage, iterative review process, with both automatic and manual data checks, in accordance with procedures in the AAGA data processing system and data review SOPs.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Tang, Y.S.; Tomlinson, S.J.; Carnell, E.J.; Williams, M.; Simmons, I.; Twigg, M.; Stephens, A.C.M.; Iwanicka, A.; Leaver, D.; Braban, C.F.; Mcllroy, J.; Pereira, M.G.; Keenan, P.O.; Tanna, B.; Thacker, S.; Salisbury, E.; Hunt, A.; Guyatt, H.; Smith, H.; Graham, C.; Dragosits, U. (2022). Monthly atmospheric ammonia, acid gas, inorganic aerosols and base cation concentrations from Northern Ireland DELTA gas and aerosol monitoring network, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/55ad7cf8-fc40-4b8a-9d35-ce970a915ff6

Correspondence/contact details

Tang, Y.S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Tang, Y.S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tomlinson, S.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Carnell, E.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Williams, M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Simmons, I.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Twigg, M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Stephens, A.C.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Iwanicka, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Leaver, D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Braban, C.F.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Mcllroy, J.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
Pereira, M.G.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Keenan, P.O.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tanna, B.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Thacker, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Salisbury, E.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Hunt, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Guyatt, H.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Smith, H.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Graham, C.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dragosits, U.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holders
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
acid gas , aerosol , ammonia , ammonium , atmospheric , base cations , chloride , DELTA , network , nitrate , nitric acid , Northern Ireland , sulphate , sulphuric acid
Last updated
02 April 2025 07:40