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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1767-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1767-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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19 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 19 Mar 2019
| 19 Mar 2019
Adaptation and performance assessment of a quantum and interband cascade laser spectrometer for simultaneous airborne in situ observation of CH4, C2H6, CO2, CO and N2O
Julian Kostinek
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Anke Roiger
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Kenneth J. Davis
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Colm Sweeney
NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO 80305-3328, USA
Joshua P. DiGangi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-2199, USA
Yonghoon Choi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-2199, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Bianca Baier
NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO 80305-3328, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Frank Hase
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Jochen Groß
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Maximilian Eckl
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Theresa Klausner
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
André Butz
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Short summary
We demonstrate the successful adaption of a laser-based spectrometer for airborne in situ trace gas measurements. The modified instrument allows for precise and simultaneous airborne observation of five climatologically relevant gases. We further report on instrument performance during a first field deployment over the eastern and central USA.
We demonstrate the successful adaption of a laser-based spectrometer for airborne in situ trace...
