Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1937-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1937-2018
Research article
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06 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2018

The BErkeley Atmospheric CO2 Observation Network: field calibration and evaluation of low-cost air quality sensors

Jinsol Kim, Alexis A. Shusterman, Kaitlyn J. Lieschke, Catherine Newman, and Ronald C. Cohen

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The newest generation of air quality sensors is small, low cost, and easy to deploy. These sensors are an attractive option for developing dense observation networks in support of regulatory activities and scientific research. However, these sensors are difficult to interpret. Here we describe a novel calibration strategy for a set of low cost sensors and demonstrate this calibration on a subset of the sensors comprising BEACO2N, a distributed network at the San Francisco Bay Area.