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26 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 26 Jan 2017
An improved, automated whole air sampler and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis system for volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
current address: Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
Jessica B. Gilman
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Kenneth C. Aikin
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Elliot L. Atlas
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric
Science, Miami, FL, USA
Paul D. Goldan
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
retired
Martin Graus
Universität Innsbruck, Institut für Atmosphären- und
Kryosphärenwissenschaften, Innsbruck, Austria
Roger Hendershot
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Division of Atmospheric
Chemistry, Boulder, CO, USA
Gabriel A. Isaacman-VanWertz
University of California at Berkeley, Department of Environmental
Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, USA
current address: Virginia Tech, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abigail Koss
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
William C. Kuster
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
retired
Richard A. Lueb
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Division of Atmospheric
Chemistry, Boulder, CO, USA
Richard J. McLaughlin
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Jeff Peischl
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Donna Sueper
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
Thomas B. Ryerson
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Travis W. Tokarek
University of Calgary, Department of Chemistry, Calgary, AB, Canada
Carsten Warneke
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
Joost A. de Gouw
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO, USA
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Short summary
Whole air sampling followed by analysis by gas chromatography is a common technique for characterization of trace volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. We describe a new automated gas chromatograph–mass spectrograph which uses a Stirling cooler for sample preconcentration at −165 °C without the need for a cryogen such as liquid nitrogen. We also discuss potential sources of artifacts from our electropolished stainless steel sampling system and present results from two field campaigns.
Whole air sampling followed by analysis by gas chromatography is a common technique for...
