Instrument Mentors
University of California, Riverside
Co-PI, Steering Committee
Rubidoux
Description
The Rubidoux site is located in Riverside, CA. It is operated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). It is part of the National Core Network (NCore) and the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS). Within ASCENT it is paired with the LA-Pico Rivera and Joshua Tree sites. The Rubidoux site serves as an urban site downwind of the Los Angeles Basin and upwind of Joshua Tree, which makes the pair ideal to study evolution of aerosol composition and size as air masses are transported inland.
Complementary Instrumentation
| Parameter | Instrument | Sampling Frequency | Network* |
| O3 | TAPI T400 | Continuous | P/N/C |
| SO2 | Thermo 43i-TLE | Continuous | C |
| NO2 | TAPI T200 | Continuous | P/N/C |
| NO2 | TAPI T500U | Continuous | P/C |
| NOy | Thermo 42i-Y | Continuous | P/C |
| CO | Horiba APMA 370 | Continuous | P/N/C |
| CO | TAPI 300EU | Continuous | C |
| VOCs | Agilent Markes | Seasonal Continuous | P |
| PM2.5, PM10 | Met One BAM 1020 | Continuous | S |
| PM2.5 | Thermo Scientific 2025i | Daily | S |
| PM2.5 Carbon | URG 3000N | 1-in-3 | T |
| PM2.5 Speciation | Met One SASS | 1-in-3 | T |
| PM10 | Tisch TE-6001 | 1-in-3 | S |
| Metals | RM Env. 924 | 1-in-6 | N |
| Lead | GMW 1200 TSP | 1-in-6 | N |
| Metals | RM Env. 924 | 1-in-6 | N |
| VOCs | RM Env. 910 | 1-in-6 | N |
| PAHs | Tisch Environmental PUF | 1-in-6 | N |
| Carbonyls | ATEC 8000 | 1-in-6, Seasonal Intensive | N, P |
| Temperature/Relative Humidity | Rotronic HC2-S3 | Continuous | P/C |
| Barometric Pressure | Met One 091 | Continuous | P/C |
| Wind Direction/Speed | RM Young 05305V | Continuous | P/C |
| Solar Radiation | Kipp and Zonen CMP6 | Continuous | P/C |
| UV Radiation | Eppley TUVR | Continuous | P/C |
*Monitoring Types: S=SLAMS; P=PAMS; C=NCore; T=STN; N=NATTS
