A new airborne laser-induced fluorescence instrument for in situ detection of formaldehyde throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere

Cazorla, M.; Wolfe, G. M.; Bailey, S. A.; Swanson, A. K.; Arkinson, H. L.; Hanisco, T. F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-541-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-541-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-541-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 2

Research article

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03 Feb 2015

Research article |

| 03 Feb 2015

A new airborne laser-induced fluorescence instrument for in situ detection of formaldehyde throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere

M. Cazorla, G. M. Wolfe, S. A. Bailey, A. K. Swanson, H. L. Arkinson, and T. F. Hanisco

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RC C2706: 'Refere Comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Sep 2014
- AC C3706: 'Resonse to Referee 1', Thomas Hanisco, 12 Nov 2014
- AC C3718: 'Changes made to Manuscript', Thomas Hanisco, 13 Nov 2014
RC C2945: 'Review of Cazorla et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Sep 2014
- AC C3714: 'Response to Referee #2', Thomas Hanisco, 13 Nov 2014

Short summary

We present a description of a new instrument designed to detect formaldehyde (HCHO) in situ on airborne platforms. The instrument combines state-of-the art laser technology with single-photon counting detection to provide unmatched performance in a small autonomous package. The development of this In Situ Airbornes Formaldehyde (ISAF) instrument provides a significant new capability for NASA’s high altitude aircraft that requires little space and provides ultra-sensitive detection.