Air Quality Intensive Studies in Houston, 2021-23 (Invited Presentation)

From 2021-2023 Houston, TX was the focus of several intensive air quality campaigns centered around the TRACER and TRACER+ studies. These studies were supported by both NASA (2021) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (2021-2023). Over the course of these campaigns several teams from the University of Houston, Baylor University, St. Edward’s University, and Virginia Tech deployed a variety of stationary, mobile, marine, balloon, and UAS based sampling platforms for in situ and remote sensing measurements which allowed for a unique glimpse into the atmospheric processes in an urban coastal environment. Here we present an overview of the results of these studies and future directions in the new era of terrestrial and space-based remote sensing in Houston.