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Research article
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21 Oct 2021
Research article |
| 21 Oct 2021
| 21 Oct 2021
UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (UCATS) – a versatile instrument for trace gas measurements on airborne platforms
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Fred L. Moore
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Dale F. Hurst
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Geoff S. Dutton
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Bradley D. Hall
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
J. David Nance
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Ben R. Miller
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Stephen A. Montzka
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Laura P. Wolton
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Audra McClure-Begley
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
James W. Elkins
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Emrys G. Hall
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Allen F. Jordan
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Andrew W. Rollins
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Troy D. Thornberry
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Laurel A. Watts
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Chelsea R. Thompson
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Jeff Peischl
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Ilann Bourgeois
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Thomas B. Ryerson
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Bruce C. Daube
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Yenny Gonzalez Ramos
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
CIMEL Electronique, Paris, 75011, France
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38001,
Spain
Roisin Commane
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New
York, NY 10027, USA
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY
10964, USA
Gregory W. Santoni
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Jasna V. Pittman
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Steven C. Wofsy
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Eric Kort
Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Glenn S. Diskin
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
T. Paul Bui
NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA 94035, USA
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Latest update: 18 Jul 2025
Short summary
We built UCATS to study atmospheric chemistry and transport. It has measured trace gases including CFCs, N2O, SF6, CH4, CO, and H2 with gas chromatography, as well as ozone and water vapor. UCATS has been part of missions to study the tropical tropopause; transport of air into the stratosphere; greenhouse gases, transport, and chemistry in the troposphere; and ozone chemistry, on both piloted and unmanned aircraft. Its design, capabilities, and some results are shown and described here.
We built UCATS to study atmospheric chemistry and transport. It has measured trace gases...
