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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-865-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-865-2025
Research article
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19 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2025

Study of NO2 and HCHO vertical profile measurement based on fast synchronous multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (FS MAX-DOAS)

Jiangman Xu, Ang Li, Zhaokun Hu, Hairong Zhang, and Min Qin

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This article introduces an experimental system for rapidly acquiring trace gas profiles using multi-channel spectroscopy, significantly enhancing the time resolution of spectral collection. The fast synchronous multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (FS MAX-DOAS) successfully obtains gas profiles. This work can also be integrated with mobile platforms for navigational observation research, which is crucial for making mobile MAX-DOAS profile measurements.
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