Labs

For the first lab report, please answer the questions directly in complete sentences, with attached graphs if necessary. The first lab report will be graded for (1) scientific content and (2) effectiveness of communication and returned approximately one week after it is handed in. You will then revise the lab report and resubmit it for partial additional credit. The following reports will progressively become more like a short research paper.

Section 1: Atmospheric Photochemistry and Air Pollution

Section 1 Labs

• Section 1 Lab Report Guidelines (PDF)

Data and Supporting Files

• CO Measurements (CSV)
• PM10 Measurements (TXT)
• PM1.0 Measurements (TXT)
• PM2.5 Measurements (TXT)
• CO Example Time Series (JPG)
• PM Example Time Series (JPG)
• Weather Data (CSV)
• Temperature Time Series (JPG)
• Wind Direction Time Series (JPG)
• Wind Speed Time Series (JPG)
• Ozone Time Series (JPG)
• NO_x Time Series (JPG)
• Ozone Data (TXT)
• NO_x Data (TXT)
• October 1 Data (ZIP) (This file contains: 1 .csv file and 5 .txt files)
• October 3 Data (ZIP) (This file contains: 1 .csv file and 4 .txt files)
• October 6 Data (ZIP) (This file contains: 1 .csv file and 4 .txt files)
• Corrected NO_x Timestamp (TXT)

MATLAB^® Codes

You need the following MATLAB^® codes for plotting time series.

• co_import (M)
• download_weather_data (M)
• get_weather_data (M)
• nox_import (M)
• nox_separate (M)
• o3_import (M)
• o3cal (M)
• pm_import (M)
• uv_import (M)

Section 2: CO₂ and Climate Change

Section 2 Labs

• Section 2 Lab Report Guidelines (PDF)

Data and Supporting Files

• FTIR Data Collected in Class (ZIP) (This file contains: 5 .csv files)
• Sample MATLAB^® File to Calculate CO₂ Cross Section (ZIP) (This file contains: 2 .csv files and 1 .m file)
• All FTIR Code in One (ZIP - 1.8MB) (This file contains: 3 .m files and 1 .mat file)
• Box Model Explanation (PDF)
• Box Model Code (M)
• CO₂ Data (ZIP)

Section 3: Aerosol and Clouds

Section 3 Labs

• Lab 3_1 Handout (PDF)
• Lab 3_2 Handout (PDF)
• Section 3 Lab Report Guidelines (PDF)

Data and Supporting Files

• Lab 3_1 Data (ZIP) (This file contains: 2 .csv files)
• Lab 3_2 Data (MAT)
• DustTrak Data (ZIP) (This file contains: 2 .txt files)
• Ambient CCN Data (ZIP - 43.7MB) (This file contains: 124 .csv files)
• CCN Data Import Scripts (ZIP) (This file contains: 2 .m files)
• Ambient SMPS Data and Scripts (ZIP - 1.3MB) (This file contains: 3 .m files and 10 .dat files)
• Ambient OPS Data and Scripts (ZIP) (This file contains: 2 .m files and 4 .csv files)
• Trimmed CCN Data and Scripts (ZIP - 4.3MB) (This file contains: 1 .m file and 1 .mat file)