Continuous measurements of greenhouse gases and atmospheric oxygen at the Namib Desert Atmospheric Observatory

Morgan, E. J.; Lavrič, J. V.; Seifert, T.; Chicoine, T.; Day, A.; Gomez, J.; Logan, R.; Sack, J.; Shuuya, T.; Uushona, E. G.; Vincent, K.; Schultz, U.; Brunke, E.-G.; Labuschagne, C.; Thompson, R. L.; Schmidt, S.; Manning, A. C.; Heimann, M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2233-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2233-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2233-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 6

Research article

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01 Jun 2015

Research article |

| 01 Jun 2015

Continuous measurements of greenhouse gases and atmospheric oxygen at the Namib Desert Atmospheric Observatory

E. J. Morgan, J. V. Lavrič, T. Seifert, T. Chicoine, A. Day, J. Gomez, R. Logan, J. Sack, T. Shuuya, E. G. Uushona, K. Vincent, U. Schultz, E.-G. Brunke, C. Labuschagne, R. L. Thompson, S. Schmidt, A. C. Manning, and M. Heimann

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RC C100: 'Referee comments on manuscript', David Lowry, 13 Feb 2015
- AC C917: 'Reply to Reviewer #2', Eric Morgan, 29 Apr 2015
RC C189: 'review of Morgan et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Feb 2015
- AC C909: 'Reply to Reviewer #1', Eric Morgan, 29 Apr 2015

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We describe the analytical techniques used in the creation of a new background site for continuous measurements of greenhouse gases, carbon monoxide, and atmospheric oxygen in the Namib Desert. The measurement system is semi-automated and optimized for operation in a remote locale. Measurement uncertainties, gas handling, calibration schemes, drift corrections, and instrument performance are discussed.