Development of an airborne laser induced fluorescence system for the detection of atmospheric trace gases

摘要

Significant progress and achievements have been made during the ten years (3/81-3/91) of funded effort for this program. Three generations of airborne laser induced fluorescence sensors were successfully field deployed as participants in the CITE-I (both ground and two aircraft campaigns), the CITE-2, the ABLE-3A, the CITE-3, and the ABLE-3B missions. The LIF NO sensor underwent favorable intercomparison in both CITE-I and CITE-2, as did the NO2 portion of the instrument during CITE-2. Data sets giving the distribution and partitioning of N(x)O(y) species were also successfully obtained in the arctic and subarctic during the ABLE-3A and ABLE-3B mission and in the south Atlantic during the CITE-3 mission.