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UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (UCATS) – a versatile instrument for trace gas measurements on airborne platforms
Título : UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (UCATS) – a versatile instrument for trace gas measurements on airborne platforms
Autor : Hintsa, Eric J.Moore, Fred L.Hurst, Dale F.Dutton, Geoff S.Hall, Bradley D.Nance, J. DavidMiller, Ben R.Montzka, Stephen A.Wolton, Laura P.McClure-Begley, AudraElkins, James W.Hall, Emrys G.Jordan, Allen F.Rollins, Andrew W.Thornberry, Troy D.Watts, Laurel A.Thompson, Chelsea R.Peischl, JeffBourgeois, IlannRyerson, Thomas B.Daube, Bruce C.González Ramos, YennyCommane, RoisinSantoni, Gregory W.Pittman, Jasna V.Wofsy, Steven C.Kort, Eric A.Diskin, Glenn S.Bui, T. Paul
Palabras clave : UCATS; Atmospheric trace gases; Water vapor; Gas chromatographs; Ozone
Fecha de publicación : 2021
Editor: European Geosciences Union
Citación : Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2021, 14(10), p. 6795–6819
Versión del editor: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6795-2021
Resumen : UCATS (the UAS Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species) was designed and built for observations of important atmospheric trace gases from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS). Initially it measured major chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the stratospheric transport tracers nitrous oxide (N2O) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), using gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Compact commercial absorption spectrometers for ozone (O3) and water vapor (H2O) were added to enhance its capabilities on platforms with relatively small payloads. UCATS has since been reconfigured to measure methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), and molecular hydrogen (H2) instead of CFCs and has undergone numerous upgrades to its subsystems. It has served as part of large payloads on stratospheric UAS missions to probe the tropical tropopause region and transport of air into the stratosphere; in piloted aircraft studies of greenhouse gases, transport, and chemistry in the troposphere; and in 2021 is scheduled to return to the study of stratospheric ozone and halogen compounds, one of its original goals. Each deployment brought different challenges, which were largely met or resolved. The design, capabilities, modifications, and some results from UCATS are shown and described here, including changes for future missions.
Patrocinador: Support was provided for HIPPO by NSF award no. AGS-0628452, for ATTREX by NASA Earth Venture program award no. NNA11AA55I, and for ATom by NASA award no. NNH17AE26I; additional support was provided by NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Program award no. NNH13AV69I. This work was also supported in part by the NOAA Cooperative Agreement with CIRES, NA17OAR4320101.
URI : http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/13186
ISSN : 1867-1381
1867-8548
Colecciones: Artículos científicos 2019-2022


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