Apparatus and method for the measurement of global carbon emissions from naturaland anthropogenic sources

摘要

The invention is an apparatus and method for precisely measuring concentration and isotope ratios of a component in a gas mixture. In one embodiment, the apparatus is designed to provide a portable and field deployable system capable of providing concentration and isotope ratio measurements in remote locations without physical intervention. In further embodiments, the apparatus is deployed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in order to determine the source of the carbon dioxide. An embodiment of the method includes measuring additional or different components of other gas mixtures.