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Tropospheric Chemistry: Instruments

MABEL (Mobile Atmosphere-Biosphere Environmental Laboratory) CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)

Decommissioned

MABEL CO2 instrument
MABEL CO2 instrument

Principle of the Measurement

Non-dispersive IR absorption

Species Measured

CO2

Time Response

1 second

Manufacturer

LI-COR Inc. LI-7000 (modified)

Field Projects

Key Publications

Lerner, B.M., P.C. Murphy, E. J. Williams, Field Measurements of Small Marine Craft Gaseous Emission Factors during NEAQS 2004 and TexAQS 2006, Environ. Sci. Technol., doi:10.1021/es901191p, 2009.