NARSTO_PAC2001_GVRD_CAPMON_AIR_QUAL_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and and Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) Supplemental Air Quality Data product. Data was obtained from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2002. Air quality monitoring data routinely collect by the GVRD CAPMoN during the sampling period of PAC2001, are included as supplemental data for PAC2001.The GVRD monitoring network of 20 sites continued operation during the PAC2001 field study period, with enhanced quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) activities. At all sites, meteorological measurements were carried out at a 5-min time resolution. At a few specially equipped sites, particle mass PM10 were measured using tapered element oscillating microbalances (TEOMs). The network data complements the special study sites and form a spatial distribution of the pollutants. CAPMoN is a non-urban air quality monitoring network with siting criteria designed to ensure that the measurement locations are regionally representative (not affected by local sources of air pollution).The objectives were to determine the spatial patterns and establish the temporal trends of pollutants related to acid rain; provide for long-range transport model evaluations and effects research (aquatic, terrestrial, building materials and health); ensure the compatibility of federal, provincial and U.S. measurements; and study atmospheric processes. Scientists involved with the measurement of atmospheric pollution in urban centers would consider most CAPMoN sites to be remote and pristine. There are currently 19 measurement sites in Canada and 1 in the U.S. The Saturna Island site is located in the PAC2001 area of interest. PAC2001 was conducted from 1 August to 31 September 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. The ground sampling sites during the study were (1) Cassiar Tunnel, (2) Slocan Park, (3) Langley Ecole Lochiel, (4) Sumas Eagle Ridge, and (5) Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

NARSTO_PAC2001_GOLDEN_EARS_GAS_PM_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Golden Ears Gaseous, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data product. Data was obtained from August 3-11, 2001 during PAC2001. The Golden Ears Provincial Park (GEP) site was situated at 49.27783 N, 120.51544 W, and 220 m above sea level (a.s.l.), about 45 km east of Vancouver in the Coastal Mountains. The sampling site, located at the park ranger headquarters compound, was in a small forest clearing of about 65 x 130 m and was surrounded by tall coniferous trees (dominated by Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, and Douglas Fir, typically seen in the Coastal Mountains) with canopy heights about 10-15 m near the site but rising to over 30 m in the park in general. The temporary labs were about 10 m away from the closest trees. The closest urban area, Maple Ridge, is about 8 km to the south. Different from the other sites, the Golden Ears Provincial Park site was dedicated to the question of secondary biogenic particles production from forestry precursors. The 1995 emission inventories for the LFV indicate strong monoterpene emissions from forests in the Coastal Mountains and the Cascade Ranges. A previous study here showed significant ambient concentrations of terpenes. Monoterpenes are converted into particles in the gas phase with high yields. While the forests were known to release monoterpenes, the magnitude of the contribution to fine particles in the LFV was not clear. Measurements at the GEP site were designed to provide information on secondary biogenic particle production from forestry precursors, such as monoterpenes. PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 to September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient PM and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. There were 5 ground sampling sites during the study, which included: Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets. North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

The NARSTO_PAC2001_CESSNA_VOC_PM_OZONE_MET_DATA were obtained between August 14 and August 31, 2001 during the Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001).The missions of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) Cessna 188 were to support the ground-based measurements at the Slocan Park (SL) site, the Langley Ecole Lochiel (LEL) site, and the Eagle Ridge site on Sumas Mountain (SER). Integration of the measurements on the Cessna with ground measurements was envisioned to provide the vertical chemical and thermal structure of the lowest part of the boundary layer at the sites, and how particle characteristics changes with altitude within the boundary layer. The Cessna flights included profiling and specialized flight patterns. The profiling was made over the sites and at the model boundaries. The profiling provided vertical profiles of O3, particle number size distribution from 0.12 to and total particle counts, VOCs, and meteorological parameters at these locations. During race-track flight patterns, filters were collected at 50, 100, and 300 m altitudes, for inorganic and OC/EC components. On August 20, based on forecast forward trajectories, the Cessna flew along the trajectories starting from the LEL site at the 500 m altitude in an attempt to understanding the time evolution of particles.The Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) was conducted from 1 August to 31 September, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. The ground sampling sites during the study were (1) Cassiar Tunnel, (2) Slocan Park, (3) Langley Ecole Lochiel, (4) Sumas Eagle Ridge, and (5) Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.NARSTO (formerly North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone) is a public/private partnership, whose membership spans government, the utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission is to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are available.

NARSTO_PAC2001_SLOCAN_PARK_GAS_PM_MET_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Slocan Park (SLPK) Slocan Park Site Gaseous, Partculate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data product. Data was collected between August 11 and September 01, 2001 during PAC2001. The SLPK site, at 49.23417 N and -123.0475 W and at 85 m above sea level (a.s.l.), was in a typical urban park in a residential neighborhood in Vancouver with an open field of approximately 150 x 300 m2. Residences of one to two stories surround the park. The site had good fetch in all directions with no major point sources within a radius of 3 km. Like, in much of Vancouver, both deciduous and coniferous trees lined the streets around the site. Traffic in the nearby streets was typical of light volume and light duty transportation. The closest street (29th Avenue), approximately 50 m away, was a secondary traffic route with light volume rush hour traffic. The closest major highway, Highway 1A, was about 600 m away where congested rush hour traffic is typical. Measurements at this site were designed to study the urban mixture of primary particles and secondary particles that are expected from conversion of precursors, such as anthropogenic hydrocarbons. Emphasis was also placed on chemical characterization of PM with an eventual goal of receptor modeling, particularly for organic carbon components. Measurements made at this site included those for gases, such as O3, NOx, total and speciated NOy, SO2, CO, NH3, NMHCs (including mono-terpenes), HCHO and CH3CHO. Particle chemical measurements included size distributed inorganic composition, organic and elemental carbon, and mass from <0.05 to 18 um aerodynamic diameter (AD) using impactors that were sampled twice daily, and size distributed chemical composition from 0.06 to 0.7 um AD at high time resolution using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. Detailed organic carbon speciation for many solvent-extractable polar and non-polar homologues of organic compounds were conducted with twice daily high-volume sampling and detailed lab analyses. Black carbon was determined using filter-based optical absorption methods. Sulfur isotope was characterized in PM<2.5 um, twice daily on high volume filter samples. Detailed mass measurements were made using several techniques, primarily to assess the performance of the techniques. Particle number size distributions were measured from 0.12 to 0.3 um using an optical probe. Tethered balloon measurements were made at this site. Vertical profiles, from ground level to 300 m for O3, wind direction and speed, T, P, and RH, were measured four times daily. PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 to September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. There were 5 ground sampling sites during the study, which included: Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets. North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determina

NARSTO_PAC2001_CONVAIR_PM_OZONE_MET_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Convair Particulate Matter (PM) Ozone (O3) Meteorological Data product. Data was obtained between August 14 and August 30, 2001 during PAC2001. The main mission for the National Research Council (NRC) - Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) Convair 580 was to map the particle spatial distribution in the valley through remote sensing as well as provide critical meteorological data, particle number size distribution, and O3 profiles. The flights followed mostly meridional and two approximately east-west tracks at 4800 m over the valley for remote sensing using two LIDARs (Strapp and Chevrier, 2001). Spirals from 150-6000 m, for vertical profiles of O3, particle number size distribution, and meteorological parameters, were conducted at the model western boundary at 49.20'N and 123.45' W, at the model southern boundary of 48.25' N and 123.W, as well as during takeoff and landing. A typical flight covered the valley in eight meridional legs, approximately equally spaced, with three of them directly over the ground sites Slocan Park (SP), Langley Ecole Lochiel (LEL), and Sumas Eagle Ridge (SER). East-west flight tracks were flown north and south of the Fraser River, covering most of the urban centers of the valley to probe the urban-suburban-rural gradient, with additional East-West tracks over the North shore lakes to help understand the valley flow situation. The remote sensing was based on aerosol backscattering using upward- and downward-looking LIDARs at the 1064 nm wavelength with a depolarization channel (Strawbridge and Snyder, 2004a). The profiles were obtained during aircraft spirals, specifically located at the western and southern boundaries of the domains of air quality models Urban Airshed Model Variable Grid (UAM-V ) and Model 3/Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) and were intended as the input as boundary conditions for further modeling. The Convair mission flights covered an area with boundaries roughly corresponding to the model domain of Model 3/CMAQ application to the region, with the eastern boundary at 121.52' 30 W and the western boundary at 123.50' 13 W and extended from 48.30' N to 49.30' N over the mountain tops. On August 26 and August 29, night missions were flown from approximately 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. the next morning, primarily to map the nighttime movement of the urban plume in the main and secondary valleys (Strawbridge and Snyder, 2004b). The ground site overflights provided an assessment of the vertical thermal structure and the extent of particle spatial distribution over the sites. The Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) was conducted from 1 August to 31 September 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient PM and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. Thre were five ground sampling sites during the study, which included: Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets. North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based deci

NARSTO_PAC2001_CASSIAR_TUNNEL_GAS_PM_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Cassiar Tunnel Gaseous and Particle Mass and Composition Data product. This data product was obtained from August 8-15, 2001 during the PAC2001.The Cassiar Tunnel site is located at 49 17' 01.9 N and 123 01' 54.2 W, at 40 m above sea level (a.s.l.). The tunnel is used mostly by light duty traffic with peak traffic volumes at rush hours. The goal of measurements at this site was to reduce the uncertainty in mobile source inventory for gas and particle emissions from light duty traffic sources, emphasizing the emissions of the precursors to Particulate Matter (PM) formation and primary PM emissions for comparison with tailpipe emissions data from traditional testing conducted in laboratory on mobile source emissions, particularly for mass emission rates and chemical profiles. For several measurements, different sampling and analytical techniques were used as a check on the accuracy of the measurements. For most gas measurements, two sets of instruments were deployed, one at each end of the tunnel, whereas most of the PM measurements were conducted at the exit end of the tunnel. Gas measurements included the typical pollution gases (SF6 as the tracer, NOx, N2O, CO, CO2, methane, SO2, VOCs, carbonyls, organic acids, NH3, Graham and Gray, 2002). The PM chemical and physical properties were measured in great details. For physical properties, particle number size distributions from 10 nm to 3 um were measured, and hygroscopic properties were measured at two sizes (Prenni et al., 2002). Chemical measurements characterized the mass, inorganic and carbonaceous compositions of the primary particles. The PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 until September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. The ground sampling sites during the study were (1) Cassiar Tunnel, (2) Slocan Park, (3) Langley Ecole Lochiel, (4) Sumas Eagle Ridge, and (5) Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets. NARSTO, which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

NARSTO_PAC2001_SLOCAN_PARK_GAS_PM_MET_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Slocan Park (SLPK) Slocan Park Site Gaseous, Partculate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data product. Data was collected between August 11 and September 01, 2001 during PAC2001.The SLPK site, at 49.23417 N and -123.0475 W and at 85 m above sea level (a.s.l.), was in a typical urban park in a residential neighborhood in Vancouver with an open field of approximately 150 x 300 m2. Residences of one to two stories surround the park. The site had good fetch in all directions with no major point sources within a radius of 3 km. Like, in much of Vancouver, both deciduous and coniferous trees lined the streets around the site. Traffic in the nearby streets was typical of light volume and light duty transportation. The closest street (29th Avenue), approximately 50 m away, was a secondary traffic route with light volume rush hour traffic. The closest major highway, Highway 1A, was about 600 m away where congested rush hour traffic is typical. Measurements at this site were designed to study the urban mixture of primary particles and secondary particles that are expected from conversion of precursors, such as anthropogenic hydrocarbons. Emphasis was also placed on chemical characterization of PM with an eventual goal of receptor modeling, particularly for organic carbon components. Measurements made at this site included those for gases, such as O3, NOx, total and speciated NOy, SO2, CO, NH3, NMHCs (including mono-terpenes), HCHO and CH3CHO. Particle chemical measurements included size distributed inorganic composition, organic and elemental carbon, and mass from <0.05 to 18 um aerodynamic diameter (AD) using impactors that were sampled twice daily, and size distributed chemical composition from 0.06 to 0.7 um AD at high time resolution using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. Detailed organic carbon speciation for many solvent-extractable polar and non-polar homologues of organic compounds were conducted with twice daily high-volume sampling and detailed lab analyses. Black carbon was determined using filter-based optical absorption methods. Sulfur isotope was characterized in PM<2.5 um, twice daily on high volume filter samples. Detailed mass measurements were made using several techniques, primarily to assess the performance of the techniques. Particle number size distributions were measured from 0.12 to 0.3 um using an optical probe. Tethered balloon measurements were made at this site. Vertical profiles, from ground level to 300 m for O3, wind direction and speed, T, P, and RH, were measured four times daily. PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 to September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. There were 5 ground sampling sites during the study, which included: Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of

NARSTO_PAC2001_GOLDEN_EARS_GAS_PM_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Golden Ears Gaseous, Particulate Matter (PM), and Meteorological Data product. Data was obtained from August 3-11, 2001 during PAC2001. The Golden Ears Provincial Park (GEP) site was situated at 49.27783 N, 120.51544 W, and 220 m above sea level (a.s.l.), about 45 km east of Vancouver in the Coastal Mountains. The sampling site, located at the park ranger headquarters compound, was in a small forest clearing of about 65 x 130 m and was surrounded by tall coniferous trees (dominated by Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, and Douglas Fir, typically seen in the Coastal Mountains) with canopy heights about 10-15 m near the site but rising to over 30 m in the park in general. The temporary labs were about 10 m away from the closest trees. The closest urban area, Maple Ridge, is about 8 km to the south. Different from the other sites, the Golden Ears Provincial Park site was dedicated to the question of secondary biogenic particles production from forestry precursors. The 1995 emission inventories for the LFV indicate strong monoterpene emissions from forests in the Coastal Mountains and the Cascade Ranges. A previous study here showed significant ambient concentrations of terpenes. Monoterpenes are converted into particles in the gas phase with high yields. While the forests were known to release monoterpenes, the magnitude of the contribution to fine particles in the LFV was not clear. Measurements at the GEP site were designed to provide information on secondary biogenic particle production from forestry precursors, such as monoterpenes. PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 to September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient PM and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. There were 5 ground sampling sites during the study, which included: Cassiar Tunnel, Slocan Park, Langley Ecole Lochiel, Sumas Eagle Ridge, and Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO), which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

NARSTO_PAC2001_CASSIAR_TUNNEL_GAS_PM_DATA is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study (PAC2001) Cassiar Tunnel Gaseous and Particle Mass and Composition Data product. This data product was obtained from August 8-15, 2001 during the PAC2001.The Cassiar Tunnel site is located at 49 17' 01.9 N and 123 01' 54.2 W, at 40 m above sea level (a.s.l.). The tunnel is used mostly by light duty traffic with peak traffic volumes at rush hours. The goal of measurements at this site was to reduce the uncertainty in mobile source inventory for gas and particle emissions from light duty traffic sources, emphasizing the emissions of the precursors to Particulate Matter (PM) formation and primary PM emissions for comparison with tailpipe emissions data from traditional testing conducted in laboratory on mobile source emissions, particularly for mass emission rates and chemical profiles. For several measurements, different sampling and analytical techniques were used as a check on the accuracy of the measurements. For most gas measurements, two sets of instruments were deployed, one at each end of the tunnel, whereas most of the PM measurements were conducted at the exit end of the tunnel. Gas measurements included the typical pollution gases (SF6 as the tracer, NOx, N2O, CO, CO2, methane, SO2, VOCs, carbonyls, organic acids, NH3, Graham and Gray, 2002). The PM chemical and physical properties were measured in great details. For physical properties, particle number size distributions from 10 nm to 3 um were measured, and hygroscopic properties were measured at two sizes (Prenni et al., 2002). Chemical measurements characterized the mass, inorganic and carbonaceous compositions of the primary particles. The PAC2001 was conducted from August 1 until September 31, 2001 in the Lower Fraser Valley (LFV), British Columbia, Canada. The study consisted of individual research projects organized to address several issues on ambient particulate matter and ozone that are important to policy makers. A special issue of Atmospheric Environment [Vol. 38(34), Nov 2004] described specific study objectives (Li, 2004) and presented a series of results papers from the field study. The ground sampling sites during the study were (1) Cassiar Tunnel, (2) Slocan Park, (3) Langley Ecole Lochiel, (4) Sumas Eagle Ridge, and (5) Golden Ears Provincial Park. Aloft measurements were taken from a Convair 580 and a Cessna 188. Selected measurement data were compiled for each site and aircraft and are archived as site-specific data sets.NARSTO, which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.