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Research article
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19 Feb 2020
Research article |
| 19 Feb 2020
| 19 Feb 2020
iDirac: a field-portable instrument for long-term autonomous measurements of isoprene and selected VOCs
Conor G. Bolas
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Valerio Ferracci
Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Informatics, Cranfield
University, College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
Andrew D. Robinson
Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK
Mohammed I. Mead
Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Informatics, Cranfield
University, College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir
School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
John A. Pyle
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Roderic L. Jones
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Neil R. P. Harris
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Informatics, Cranfield
University, College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
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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.
Here we present the iDirac, a new instrument capable of making isoprene measurements in remote...
