Articles | Volume 9, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3455-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3455-2016
Research article
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29 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 29 Jul 2016

Characterisation and improvement of j(O1D) filter radiometers

Birger Bohn, Dwayne E. Heard, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Christian Plass-Dülmer, Rainer Schmitt, and Lisa K. Whalley

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Filter radiometers are instruments that quantify the rate of formation of excited oxygen atoms from photolysis of ozone in the atmosphere. The excited oxygen atoms are important for the atmospheric self-cleaning ability. The radiometers were characterised by measurements of their spectral response. Together with field comparisons with a reference instrument, the characterisations improved the performance. That will help to better understand atmospheric photochemistry in future research.