Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1221-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1221-2016
Research article
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23 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 23 Mar 2016

Comparison of nitrous oxide (N2O) analyzers for high-precision measurements of atmospheric mole fractions

Benjamin Lebegue, Martina Schmidt, Michel Ramonet, Benoit Wastine, Camille Yver Kwok, Olivier Laurent, Sauveur Belviso, Ali Guemri, Carole Philippon, Jeremiah Smith, and Sebastien Conil

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In this study, we tested seven N2O analyzers from five different companies and compared the results with established techniques. The test protocols included the characterization of the short-term and long-term repeatability, drift, temperature dependence, linearity and sensitivity to water vapor. All of the analyzers showed a standard deviation better than 0.1 ppb for the 10-min averages. Some analyzers would benefit from improvements in temperature stability and water vapour correction.
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