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Instrument

Picarro
Picarro gas concentration and/or isotope analyzer

A Picarro is a gas concentration analyzer. There are multiple models of this instrument. These analyzers can measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane. In some models, the sensitivity is high enough to measure these gases in parts per billion. These instruments are based on the Wavelength-Scanned Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Troposphere
1.2s, 2.4s
This data will be added in future versions.
187 THz, 182 THz
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-375-2010
CARAFE

NASA Carbon Atmospheric Flux Experiment

2016—2017
Eastern United States Coast, Mid-Atlantic Region
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2 Deployments
· 1 Data Product
AirMOSS

Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface

2012—2015
North America
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34 Deployments
· 19 Data Products
DO128

Dornier 128-6

1 Campaign · 10 Instruments
Mooney

Mooney Ovation

2 Campaigns · 5 Instruments
LMOS

Lake Michigan Ozone Study

2017
Lake Michigan
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1 Deployment
· 14 Data Products
LISTOS

Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study

2017—2019
New York City metropolitan and Long Island Sound area, Northeastern U.S.
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2 Deployments
· 16 Data Products
MOOSE

Michigan-Ontario Ozone Source Experiment

2021
Southern Ontario, Southeastern Michigan
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1300
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1401
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1402
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1403
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1419
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1798
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1568
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1556
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1593
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1658
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2002
External Link10.5067/ASDC/DCOTSS-Aircraft-Data_1
External Link10.5067/ASDC/FIREXAQ_SurfaceMobile_CARB_InSitu_Data_1