CROCUS Urban Fluxes of CO₂, H₂O, and Turbulence at University of Illinois Chicago

This dataset was collected at the UIC Plant Research Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois, as part of the
Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS) Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (UIFL)
project, led by Argonne National Laboratory. The site provides continuous atmospheric flux measurements,
focusing on CO₂, H₂O, and heat and momentum transport in an urban setting. The data is processed at 30
minutes interval using the Eddy Covariance method and includes quality control and diagnostic data
generated by EddyPro software. The data is stored in the netCDF files following CF conventions. The UIC Plant Research Laboratory is located near major highways and urban infrastructure, including
buildings and parking areas. The surrounding landscape consists of a mix of turf, plants, trees, and
impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt, making it ideal for studying urban at for studies on
urban sustainability, air quality, and the effects of urbanization on atmospheric processes on urban
climate dynamics, air quality, and surface-atmosphere exchanges within the city of Chicago. This dataset
is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research
(BER) program.