Marine background and plume aerosol measurements off the coast of California in July-August 2011 during E-PEACE (Eastern Pacific Emitted Aerosol Cloud Experiment)

Reading data in ICARTT Format (.ict files): Dates and times in file names are in UTC. The date and time in the file name give the date/time at which the data within the file begin. For more information on reading and understanding the data in ICARTT format visit: http://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/etc/IcarttDataFormat.htm If you are using Igor Pro, you should be able to use this software to read the files: http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/wiki/index.php/Analysis_Software#ICARTT Alternatively, you can open the .ict files directly using the import data tool in excel. Raw HDF AMS data can be analyzed with SQUIRREL and PIKA, which are available here on AMS wiki site from CU Boulder: http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez-group/ToFAMSResources/ToFSoftware/index.html