Tropospheric Chemistry: Instruments

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

Decommissioned

Principle of the Measurement

Pulsed ultraviolent fluorescence

Species Measured

SO₂

Time Response / Detection Limit

0.5 Hz / 0.5 ppbv

Manufacturer

Thermo Electron Corporation (TECO)

Field Projects

• SOS 1999
• TexAQS 2000
• ITCT 2002
• ICARTT 2004
• MILAGRO 2006
• TexAQS 2006
• ARCPAC 2008
• BAO 2008
• CalNex 2010
• SENEX 2013
• SONGNEX 2015

Key Publications

Ryerson, T. B., M. P. Buhr, G. J. Frost, P. D. Goldan, J. S. Holloway, G. Hübler, B. T. Jobson, W. C. Kuster, S. A. McKeen, D. D. Parrish, J. M. Roberts, D. T. Sueper, M. Trainer, J. Williams, F. C. Fehsenfeld, Emissions lifetimes and ozone formation in power plant plumes, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/98JD01620, 1998.