Table 2b. Ground Sites Involved in the ICARTT Study Location of Site(s) Program, Agency Emphasis Five sites located in northeastern United States AIRMAP, NOAA long-term measurement to document and study persistent air pollutants such as O3 and fine particles in the region Pinnacle State Park in Addison, New York ASRC, NOAA, NSF measurements of aerosol composition, gaseous aerosol precursors, ozone, and solar radiation 11 site radar wind profiler network NEAQS/ITCT, NOAA, DOE regional-scale trajectories and transport of air masses Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia, Canada NEAQS/ITCT, NOAA, NSF determination of the frequency and intensity of pollution events crossing the Canadian maritime provinces; study of aerosol processing 12 Station Ozonesonde Network IONS, INTEX NA, NASA estimation of the North American ozone budget by profiling ozone from sites across the continent Pico mountain, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal PICO-NARE, NOAA, NSF determination of the composition of the lower free troposphere in the central North Atlantic region European Lidar Networks ITOP identification of atmospheric layers for the surface to 5 km that were influenced by long-range transport not of European origin