iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs

Bolas, Conor G.; Ferracci, Valerio; Robinson, Andrew D.; Mead, Mohammed I.; Nadzir, Mohd Shahrul Mohd; Pyle, John A.; Jones, Roderic L.; Harris, Neil R. P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-821-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-821-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-821-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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19 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 19 Feb 2020

iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs

Conor G. Bolas, Valerio Ferracci, Andrew D. Robinson, Mohammed I. Mead, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, John A. Pyle, Roderic L. Jones, and Neil R. P. Harris

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RC1: 'Review for “iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs”', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer 1's Comments', Conor Bolas, 03 Jan 2020
RC2: '“iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs”', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2's Comments', Conor Bolas, 03 Jan 2020

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AR by Conor Bolas on behalf of the Authors (03 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Jan 2020) by Hendrik Fuchs

AR by Conor Bolas on behalf of the Authors (15 Jan 2020) Manuscript

Short summary

Here we present the iDirac, a new instrument capable of making isoprene measurements in remote and challenging environments. The iDirac is a customisable and rugged field instrument for investigating emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation. It has been tested here in a series of experiments to ensure a high degree of technical precision, accuracy and repeatability. This new instrument allows us to ask and answer new questions about the influence of vegetation on the atmosphere.