Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011
<p>As part of the DENCHAR (Development and Evaluation of Novel Compact Hygrometer for Airborne Research) inter-comparison campaign in northern Germany in 2011, a commercial cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) based gas analyzer (G2401-m, Picarro Inc., US) was installed on a Learjet to meas...
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| author | A. Filges C. Gerbig C. W. Rella J. Hoffnagle H. Smit M. Krämer N. Spelten C. Rolf Z. Bozóki B. Buchholz V. Ebert |
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| description | <p>As part of the DENCHAR (Development and Evaluation of Novel Compact
Hygrometer for Airborne Research) inter-comparison campaign in northern
Germany in 2011, a commercial cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) based gas
analyzer (G2401-m, Picarro Inc., US) was installed on a Learjet to measure
atmospheric water vapor, CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, and CO. The CRDS
components were identical to those chosen for integration aboard commercial
airliners within the IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing
System) project. Since the quantitative capabilities of the CRDS water vapor
measurements were never evaluated and reviewed in detail in a publication
before, the campaign allowed for an initial assessment of the long-term IAGOS
water vapor measurements by CRDS against reference instruments with a long
performance record (Fast In-situ Stratospheric Hygrometer (FISH) and CR-2
frost point hygrometer (Buck Research Instruments L.L.C., US), both operated
by Research Centre Jülich).</p><p>For the initial water calibration of the instrument it was compared against a
dew point mirror (Dewmet TDH, Michell Instruments Ltd., UK) in the range from
70 000 to 25 000 ppm water vapor mole fraction. During the
inter-comparison campaign the analyzer was compared on the ground over the
range from 2 to 600 ppm against the dew point hygrometer used for
calibration of the FISH reference instrument. A new, independent calibration
method based on the dilution effect of water vapor on CO<sub>2</sub> was
evaluated.</p><p>Comparison of the in-flight data against the reference instruments showed
that the analyzer is reliable and has a good long-term stability. The flight
data suggest a conservative precision estimate for measurements made at
0.4 Hz (2.5 s measurement interval) of 4 ppm for
H<sub>2</sub>O < 10 ppm, 20 % or 10 ppm (whichever is smaller)
for 10 ppm < H<sub>2</sub>O < 100 ppm, and 5 % or
30 ppm (whichever is smaller) for H<sub>2</sub>O > 100 ppm.
Accuracy of the CRDS instrument was estimated, based on laboratory
calibrations, as 1 % for the water vapor range from 25 000 ppm down to
7000 ppm, increasing to 5 % at 50 ppm water vapor. Accuracy at water
vapor mole fractions below 50 ppm was difficult to assess, as the reference
systems suffered from lack of data availability.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-579b8636d55b47e2ac19430d6f59c3072022-12-22T02:15:53ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques1867-13811867-85482018-09-01115279529710.5194/amt-11-5279-2018Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011A. Filges0C. Gerbig1C. W. Rella2J. Hoffnagle3H. Smit4M. Krämer5N. Spelten6C. Rolf7Z. Bozóki8B. Buchholz9V. Ebert10Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC), 07747 Jena, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC), 07747 Jena, GermanyPicarro, Inc., Santa Clara, CA 95054, USAPicarro, Inc., Santa Clara, CA 95054, USAResearch Centre Jülich, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Troposphere (IEK-8), 52428 Jülich, GermanyResearch Centre Jülich, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Stratosphere (IEK-7), 52428 Jülich, GermanyResearch Centre Jülich, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Stratosphere (IEK-7), 52428 Jülich, GermanyResearch Centre Jülich, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Stratosphere (IEK-7), 52428 Jülich, GermanyHungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and University of Szeged (SZTE) Research Group on Photoacoustic Spectroscopy, Szeged, 6720, HungaryPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), 38116 Braunschweig, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), 38116 Braunschweig, Germany<p>As part of the DENCHAR (Development and Evaluation of Novel Compact Hygrometer for Airborne Research) inter-comparison campaign in northern Germany in 2011, a commercial cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) based gas analyzer (G2401-m, Picarro Inc., US) was installed on a Learjet to measure atmospheric water vapor, CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, and CO. The CRDS components were identical to those chosen for integration aboard commercial airliners within the IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System) project. Since the quantitative capabilities of the CRDS water vapor measurements were never evaluated and reviewed in detail in a publication before, the campaign allowed for an initial assessment of the long-term IAGOS water vapor measurements by CRDS against reference instruments with a long performance record (Fast In-situ Stratospheric Hygrometer (FISH) and CR-2 frost point hygrometer (Buck Research Instruments L.L.C., US), both operated by Research Centre Jülich).</p><p>For the initial water calibration of the instrument it was compared against a dew point mirror (Dewmet TDH, Michell Instruments Ltd., UK) in the range from 70 000 to 25 000 ppm water vapor mole fraction. During the inter-comparison campaign the analyzer was compared on the ground over the range from 2 to 600 ppm against the dew point hygrometer used for calibration of the FISH reference instrument. A new, independent calibration method based on the dilution effect of water vapor on CO<sub>2</sub> was evaluated.</p><p>Comparison of the in-flight data against the reference instruments showed that the analyzer is reliable and has a good long-term stability. The flight data suggest a conservative precision estimate for measurements made at 0.4 Hz (2.5 s measurement interval) of 4 ppm for H<sub>2</sub>O < 10 ppm, 20 % or 10 ppm (whichever is smaller) for 10 ppm < H<sub>2</sub>O < 100 ppm, and 5 % or 30 ppm (whichever is smaller) for H<sub>2</sub>O > 100 ppm. Accuracy of the CRDS instrument was estimated, based on laboratory calibrations, as 1 % for the water vapor range from 25 000 ppm down to 7000 ppm, increasing to 5 % at 50 ppm water vapor. Accuracy at water vapor mole fractions below 50 ppm was difficult to assess, as the reference systems suffered from lack of data availability.</p>https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/11/5279/2018/amt-11-5279-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | A. Filges C. Gerbig C. W. Rella J. Hoffnagle H. Smit M. Krämer N. Spelten C. Rolf Z. Bozóki B. Buchholz V. Ebert Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| title | Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 |
| title_full | Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 |
| title_short | Evaluation of the IAGOS-Core GHG package H<sub>2</sub>O measurements during the DENCHAR airborne inter-comparison campaign in 2011 |
| title_sort | evaluation of the iagos core ghg package h sub 2 sub o measurements during the denchar airborne inter comparison campaign in 2011 |
| url | https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/11/5279/2018/amt-11-5279-2018.pdf |
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