Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2163-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2163-2017
Research article
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12 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2017

AirCore-HR: a high-resolution column sampling to enhance the vertical description of CH4 and CO2

Olivier Membrive, Cyril Crevoisier, Colm Sweeney, François Danis, Albert Hertzog, Andreas Engel, Harald Bönisch, and Laurence Picon

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A new high-resolution AirCore system is presented. This system flown with stratospheric balloons allows us to sample atmospheric air during the descent. The analysis of trace gases (CO2 and CH4 in this case) in the collected air sample provides information on the vertical distribution along the atmospheric column. The continuous vertical profiles retrieved may contribute to several research topics concerning the observation of greenhouse gases and, more generally, carbon cycle studies.