Continuous and high-precision atmospheric concentration measurements
of COS, CO<sub>2</sub>, CO and H<sub>2</sub>O using a quantum cascade laser spectrometer (QCLS)

Kooijmans, Linda M. J.; Uitslag, Nelly A. M.; Zahniser, Mark S.; Nelson, David D.; Montzka, Stephen A.; Chen, Huilin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5293-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5293-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5293-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

Research article

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01 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 01 Nov 2016

Continuous and high-precision atmospheric concentration measurements of COS, CO₂, CO and H₂O using a quantum cascade laser spectrometer (QCLS)

Linda M. J. Kooijmans, Nelly A. M. Uitslag, Mark S. Zahniser, David D. Nelson, Stephen A. Montzka, and Huilin Chen

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'review of paper by Kooijmans et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response', Linda Kooijmans, 29 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Review of Kooijmans et al. (2016)', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Response', Linda Kooijmans, 29 Jun 2016
EC1: 'A few additional comments', Marc von Hobe, 11 Apr 2016
- AC3: 'Response', Linda Kooijmans, 29 Jun 2016

Short summary

The accuracy of carbon models, used for the prediction of global climate change, is limited by the knowledge of the uptake of carbon by plants through photosynthesis. Carbonyl sulfide (COS) has been suggested as a tracer for this process. To be able to further explore and verify the application of this novel tracer we have tested a laser spectrometer for its suitability to obtain accurate and high precision measurements of COS and CO₂ with both laboratory experiments and field measurements.

Continuous and high-precision atmospheric concentration measurements of COS, CO2, CO and H2O using a quantum cascade laser spectrometer (QCLS)

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Continuous and high-precision atmospheric concentration measurements of COS, CO₂, CO and H₂O using a quantum cascade laser spectrometer (QCLS)