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National Atmospheric Deposition Program Pollen Study Data for 2021 Pollen Season

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2021-02-02
Time Period
2021-11-02

Citation

Wetherbee, G.A., 2022, National Atmospheric Deposition Program Pollen Study Data for 2021 Pollen Season: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JT7PKP.

Summary

Pollen was measured in ambient air by several methods and in wet atmospheric deposition samples at three monitoring sites in the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) National Trends Network. A method for counting pollen on filters was developed and provided pollen counts for NADP atmospheric wet-deposition samples and high-volume ambient air samplers (HVAS) for comparison with co-located traditional microscopy and PollenSense sensor counting methods during the 2021 pollen season. Air and precipitation samples were collected by the NADP and analyzed by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, in Madison, Wisconsin and Aerobiology Research Laboratories (Canada). Daily data were obtained from online summaries released by the [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Gregory A Wetherbee
Metadata Contact :
Gregory A Wetherbee
Originator :
Gregory A Wetherbee
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Office of the Associate Director for Water
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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NADP_2021_PollenStudy_Metadata.xml
“Metadata”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		106.69 KB application/fgdc+xml
NC30_Daily_ARL_PS_4Release.csv
“Daily traditional pollen counts by ARL and automated PollenSense counts at NC30” 		73.51 KB text/csv
UT01_Weekly_Precip_Unified_Data_Table_4Release.csv
“Weekly pollen counts in air and precipitation at UT01” 		6.18 KB text/csv
WI93_Daily_NAB_PS_4Release.csv
“Daily traditional pollen counts by NAB and automated PollenSense counts at WI93” 		22.39 KB text/csv
ARL_QC counts_R.csv
“Daily traditional and precipitation pollen counts on same samples, R format” 		23.99 KB text/csv
ARL_QC counts_Excel.csv
“Daily traditional and precipitation pollen counts on same samples, Excel format” 		2.37 KB text/csv
Taxa_Data_Release.txt
“Taxa information” 		4.08 KB text/plain
WI93_Weekly_HVAS_Air_Filter_Table_4Release.csv
“Weekly pollen counts by PollenSense, NAB, and high-volume air sampler at WI93” 		8.52 KB text/csv
Pollen_Study_Site_Locations.csv
“Site location coordinates for the NADP pollen study” 		444 Bytes text/csv
WI93_Weekly_Precip_Unified_DataTable_4Release.csv
“Weekly pollen counts in air and precipitation at WI93” 		9.81 KB text/csv
UT01_Daily_NAB_PS_4Release.csv
“Daily traditional pollen counts by NAB and automated PollenSense counts at UT01” 		14.8 KB text/csv
NC30_Weekly_Precip_Unified_Data_Table_4Release.csv
“Weekly pollen counts in air and precipitation at NC30” 		20.79 KB text/csv
Methods_data_release.docx
“Field and laboratory methods descriptions” 		19.61 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Purpose

This data set contributes information to address a national need for coordinated pollen monitoring as stated by the Consortium of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and endorsed by the Center for Diseases Control (CDC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Improved ambient air and atmospheric deposition sampling methods specifically targeted for pollen capture and analysis are needed to accurately and efficiently obtain meaningful aeroallergen data from existing atmospheric monitoring networks. These data were used in a methods comparison conducted by the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) to assess how the NADP monitoring networks could be used to expand pollen monitoring in the USA and provide needed infrastructure for a National Pollen Monitoring Network to inform climate science and public health.

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Data were obtained from the PollenSense network at: https://www.pollensense.com/pages/data-api. Data were obtained from the National Allergy Bureau at: Madison, WI -- https://pollen.aaaai.org/#/station/d816b04e-aca1-4181-b965-393b60a10ca1/calendar/2022/5 and Draper, UT -- https://pollen.aaaai.org/#/station/575c20d1-846d-4ae3-bdb1-8aed42847a4a/calendar/2022/5. All other sample data were originally collected by the NADP, and samples were analyzed by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, and Aerobiology Research Laboratory, Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Data were compiled by WSLH personnel and sent to USGS in spreadsheets. National Atmospheric Deposition Program precipitation depth data were obtained by request from the NADP Data Manager to obtain 15-minute records. Daily NADP precipitation data are available at:https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/precipitation/ , and precipitation chemistry data are available at: https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/ntn-site-list/ .

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