Low-complexity methods to mitigate the impact of environmental variables on low-cost UAS-based atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements

Britto Hupsel de Azevedo, Gustavo; Doyle, Bill; Fiebrich, Christopher A.; Schvartzman, David

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5599-2022

Articles | Volume 15, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5599-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5599-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 19

Research article

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06 Oct 2022

Research article |

| 06 Oct 2022

Low-complexity methods to mitigate the impact of environmental variables on low-cost UAS-based atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements

Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo, Bill Doyle, Christopher A. Fiebrich, and David Schvartzman

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-5599-2022-supplement

Data sets

Impacts of pressure, temperature, and rel. humidity on NDIR CO2 sensors (DATA) Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo, David Schvartzman, and Bill Doyle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7076426

Model code and software

Impacts of pressure, temperature, and rel. humidity on NDIR CO2 sensors (CODE) Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7076538

Video supplement

Impact of radio frequency on the Senseair K30-FR NDIR CO2 sensor Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo https://doi.org/10.5446/58195

Short summary

Strong changes in pressure, temperature, and humidity occur when small scientific aircraft ascend through the atmosphere to measure carbon dioxide. These strong changes can produce errors in the carbon dioxide measurements. To avoid these errors, we present a low-cost and simple correction method. This low-complexity method allows more researchers to study atmospheric carbon dioxide, reducing entry barriers in this field.