Legacy Statement September 2010
The NARSTO organization, having met the goals of its 1999 charter, has disbanded as of December 31, 2010.
This Web site and the QSSC FTP site will remain available for the foreseeable future, but they will not be updated regularly. The Permanent Data Archive will be accessible and maintained by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center.
NARSTO supported the Quality Systems Science Center (QSSC) and the Permanent Data Archive for storing data from NARSTO Affiliated Research Activities and for making these data products and the supporting data and quality management resources available to the scientific community.
NARSTO was a partnership among government, private industry, and research organizations in Canada, the United States and Mexico that was dedicated to improving the management of air quality in North America.
The NARSTO organization, having met the goals of its 1999 charter, has disbanded as of December 31, 2010.
This Web site and the QSSC FTP site will remain available for the foreseeable future, but they will not be updated regularly. The Permanent Data Archive will be accessible and maintained by the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center.
NARSTO supported the Quality Systems Science Center (QSSC) and the Permanent Data Archive for storing data from NARSTO Affiliated Research Activities and for making these data products and the supporting data and quality management resources available to the scientific community.
NARSTO was a partnership among government, private industry, and research organizations in Canada, the United States and Mexico that was dedicated to improving the management of air quality in North America.
What Would You Like to Do?
Get NARSTO Data
- Access archived atmospheric data [ FTP ] or [ Data Archive ]
- Search for data [ By Parameter ] or [ By Data Sets ]
- Google Earth measurement sites [
Sites w/links to Data and Information ] - Latest additions [ Data Publication News ]
Archive Data
- Guidance for archiving data [ Archive NARSTO Data ]
- Data file format template [
Excel Workbook ] - Guidance on data & metadata reporting [ Variables,CAS,RNs,Flags ]
- System-friendly Short Names [ System-friendly Short Names ]
Plan Data Management
- Guidance for data policies and plans [ Data Management Plans ]
- NARSTO quality systems documentation [QA Plans and Templates ]
- QSSC posters and presentations [ Annual Reports and Posters ]
Find Additional Resources
- NARSTO Science Assessments [ Ozone, PM, Emissions ]
- Compendium of Chemistry and Particle Analysis Methods
- Software and Data Systems Development Information
- Template News