Pinnacles National Monument Air Quality Monitoring
Air Atlas is a GIS database of air quality estimates for 270 parks that are part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program. These estimates can be used when on-site monitoring data is not available.
Air Atlas
Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring
Wet deposition has been monitored in Pinnacles NM from 1999-present as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN). The site ID is CA66. Dry deposition has been estimated for Pinnacles NM (site PIN414) since 1995 as part of the Clean Air Status and Trends Networks (CASTNet).
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network --Site Overview and Data
- EPA Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) Overview --Site Overview and Data
Night Skies
Optical monitoring to collect baseline data on night sky brightness at Pinnacles NM is scheduled for completion in fall 2005, with a report due in 2006. The optical measurement produces not only a measure of night sky brightness and identification of light pollution sources, but also produces a measure of the effect of the atmosphere on light scattering caused by fine particulates and other air pollutants, and moisture.
Ozone Monitoring
Ozone has been monitored with a continuous analyzer from 1987- present in the Pinnacles NM. The EPA AirData site ID is 060690003.
Visibility Monitoring
Visibility in Pinnacles NM has been monitored using an aerosol sampler (1998-present), a transmissometer (1988-1993) and an automatic 35mm camera (1986-1995).