Long open-path measurements of greenhouse gases in air using near-infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy

In complex and urban environments, atmospheric trace gas composition is highly variable in time and space. Point measurement techniques for trace gases with in situ instruments are well established and accurate, but do not provide spatial averaging to compare against developing high-resolution atmos...

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Main Authors: Griffith, David W. T. (Author) , Pöhler, Denis (Author) , Hammer, Samuel (Author) , Vardag, Sanam Noreen (Author) , Platt, Ulrich (Author) , Schmitt, Stefan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 20 Mar 2018
In: Atmospheric measurement techniques
Year: 2018, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 1549-1563
ISSN:1867-8548
DOI:10.5194/amt-11-1549-2018
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1549-2018
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/11/1549/2018/
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Author Notes:David W.T. Griffith, Denis Pöhler, Stefan Schmitt, Samuel Hammer, Sanam N. Vardag, and Ulrich Platt

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