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A modular approach to volatile organic compound samplers for tethered balloon and drone platforms
Meghan Guagenti
Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Darielle Dexheimer
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Alexandra Ulinksi
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA
Paul Walter
School of Natural Science, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX 78704, USA
James H. Flynn III
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA
Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
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Short summary
A robust, automatic volatile organic compound (VOC) collection system was developed for vertical VOC sampling associated with the 2022 DOE ARM-program-led TRACER in Houston, Texas. This modular sampler has been developed to measure vertical profiles of VOCs to improve near-surface characterization. This article helps fill the current lack of commercially available options for aerial VOC sampling and serves to support and encourage researchers to build and develop custom samplers.
A robust, automatic volatile organic compound (VOC) collection system was developed for vertical...
