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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3783-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3783-2017
Research article
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17 Oct 2017
Research article |  | 17 Oct 2017

Design of an ozone and nitrogen dioxide sensor unit and its long-term operation within a sensor network in the city of Zurich

Michael Mueller, Jonas Meyer, and Christoph Hueglin

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This study describes the design of a sensor unit featuring NO2 and O3 sensors for applications such as ambient air quality monitoring. The paper presents the sensor calibration, the testing procedure and the long-term deployment of the sensor units in the city of Zurich. Main conclusions are the necessity of a proper mathematical description of the sensors as well as a concept to monitor sensor performance during operation, e.g. by linking low-cost sensors to traditional infrastructure.