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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-63-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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15 Jan 2016
Research article |
| 15 Jan 2016
The development and evaluation of airborne in situ N2O and CH4 sampling using a quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer (QCLAS)
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
M. Le Breton
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
C. J. Percival
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
M. W. Gallagher
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
S. J.-B. Bauguitte
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM),
Building 125, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL,
UK
S. J. O'Shea
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
J. B. A. Muller
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL,
UK
now at: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches
Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany
M. S. Zahniser
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Center for Atmospheric and
Environmental Chemistry, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
P. I. Palmer
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh, EH9 3JN, UK
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Short summary
We present details of an Aerodyne quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer (QCLAS) used to make airborne measurements of N2O and CH4, including its configuration for use on board an aircraft. Two different methods to correct for the influence of water vapour on the measurements are evaluated. We diagnose a sensitivity of the instrument to changes in pressure, introduce a new calibration procedure to account for this effect, and assess its performance.
We present details of an Aerodyne quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer (QCLAS) used to...
