Instrument / Method | Measurement | Type |
Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy (TILDAS) | CO, HCN, HCHO, C2H6, NO, NO2, H2O, CH4, C2H2, N2O, HCOOH, NH3 | Gas Phase |
Non-dispersive infrared | CO2 | Gas Phase |
UV absorption | O3 | Gas Phase |
Vocus-Proton Transfer Reaction (PTR) mass spectrometer | oxygenated and nitrogen-containing volatile organic compounds, including aromatics | Gas Phase |
High-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) | particulate matter size and composition | Aerosol |
Multiwavelength photoacoustic spectrometer/nephelometer | quantification of particulate matter optical characteristics of wildfire smoke and brown-carbon particulate matter | Aerosol |
Spectral radiometer | quantification of sunlight available to initiate atmospheric chemistry | Radiation |
Ceilometer | vertical structure of the atmosphere | Atmospheric Structure and Meteorology |
| Global positioning system, wind, and other meteorological parameters | Atmospheric Structure and Meteorology |