Data for Use in R&D
Air Quality System (AQS) | US EPA
The Air Quality System (AQS) is EPA’s repository of ambient air quality data. AQS stores data from over 10,000 monitors, 5000 of which are currently active.
Atmospheric Deposition and Critical Loads Data
CLAD Database Access
This database is a compilation of empirical and calculated critical loads data and information from many regional and national scale projects. The focus is on critical loads of sulfur and nitrogen deposition and the effects on terrestrial and aquatic environments. A report is included in the download file with details on calculations and references for all critical loads.
Enforcement and Compliance History Online
Use EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations.
Global Change Explorer | Critical Loads Mapper
EPA’s Critical Loads Mapper Tool enables access to information on atmospheric deposition, critical loads, and their exceedances to better understand vulnerability to atmospheric pollution.
Emissions
National Emissions Inventory (NEI) | US EPA
Detailed estimate of air emissions of both criteria and hazardous air pollutants from all air emissions sources.
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program | US EPA
The Toxics Release Inventory tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment.
Satellite Air Quality Measurements
Air Quality | Earth Data
NASA LANCE near real-time data can be used by air quality forecasters to improve some local and national air quality forecasts.
National Land Cover Database | U.S. Geological Survey
The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) provides nation-wide data on land cover and land cover change at the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM)
Data Tools: Local Climatological Data (LCD)
Local Climatological Data (LCD) is only available for stations and locations within the United States and its territories. Select the state or territory, location, and time to view specific data.
Meteorology
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/automated-surface-weather-observing-systems
Overall Link to NOAA Data Sources
https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/jedi/index.html
Using JEDI, you can analyze the energy impacts of wind, biofuels, concentrating solar power, geothermal, marine and hydrokinetic power, coal, and natural gas power plants.
https://openei.org/wiki/Utility_Rate_Database
Rate structure information from utilities in the U.S. maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy