Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-769-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-769-2023
Research article
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09 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 09 Feb 2023

A modular field system for near-surface, vertical profiling of the atmospheric composition in harsh environments using cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Andrew W. Seidl, Harald Sodemann, and Hans Christian Steen-Larsen

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It is challenging to make field measurements of stable water isotopes in the Arctic. To this end, we present a modular stable-water-isotope analyzer profiling system. The system operated for a 2-week field campaign on Svalbard during the Arctic winter. We evaluate the system’s performance and analyze any potential impact that the field conditions might have had on the isotopic measurements and the system's ability to resolve isotope gradients in the lowermost layer of the atmosphere.