North Ward (Townsville) 2018 hourly air quality and meteorological data
datastore ActivePeriod of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2018
Site location Latitude: -19.2509; Longitude: 146.8073
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Neighbourhood
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies, except for:
- Isolated trees above height of inlet within 10 metres west of the monitoring site.
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies, except for:
- Isolated trees within 10 metres west of the monitoring site.
- Temperature and relative humidity sensors located 10 metres above ground level.
- Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor.
Wind sensor: Ultrasonic sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
- The wind direction sensor is aligned to magnetic north. The reported wind direction is referenced to true north by application of a magnetic declination correction of +8 degrees to the sensor output value.
Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
Oxides of nitrogen: Chemiluminescence analyser operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.5.1
- Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.
Sulfur dioxide: Ultraviolet fluorescence analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.4.1
- Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.
PM10/PM2.5: Scattered light spectrometry (TAPI Model 640X) operated in accordance with USEPA equivalence method designation requirements
- Reported concentrations are uncorrected instrument output values.
Visibility-reducing particles: Nephelometer operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.12.1
- Detector spectral response centred at 520 nm.
- Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.
Updated: 02/10/2019: North Ward PM10 and PM2.5 measurements corrected to standard conditions of 0°C and 1013.25kPa
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | timestamp | ||
| Time | text | ||
| Wind Direction (degTN) | numeric | ||
| Wind Speed (m/s) | numeric | ||
| Wind Sigma Theta (deg) | numeric | ||
| Wind Speed Std Dev (m/s) | numeric | ||
| Air Temperature (degC) | numeric | ||
| Relative Humidity (%) | numeric | ||
| Rainfall (mm) | numeric | ||
| Barometric Pressure (hPa) | numeric | ||
| Nitrogen Oxide (ppm) | numeric | ||
| Nitrogen Dioxide (ppm) | numeric | ||
| Nitrogen Oxides (ppm) | numeric | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (ppm) | numeric | ||
| PM10 (ug/m^3) | numeric | ||
| PM2.5 (ug/m^3) | numeric | ||
| Visibility-reducing Particles (Mm^-1) | numeric |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 2 April 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 2 April 2025 |
| Created | 11 April 2019 |
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Link checked: 8 March 2022