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  Feasibility study of using a "travelling" CO2 and CH4 instrument to validate continuous in situ measurement stations

Hammer, S., Konrad, G., Vermeulen, A. T., Laurent, O., Delmotte, M., Jordan, A., et al. (2013). Feasibility study of using a "travelling" CO2 and CH4 instrument to validate continuous in situ measurement stations. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 6, 1201-1216. doi:10.5194/amt-6-1201-2013.

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Hammer, S., Author
Konrad, G., Author
Vermeulen, A. T., Author
Laurent, O., Author
Delmotte, M., Author
Jordan, Armin1, Author           
Hazan, L., Author
Conil, S., Author
Levin, I., Author
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1Service Facility Gas Analytical Laboratory, Dr. A. Jordan, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_2068299              

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 Abstract: In the course of the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) Demonstration Experiment a feasibility study on the usefulness of a travelling comparison instrument (TCI) was conducted in order to evaluate continuous atmospheric CO2 and CH4 measurements at two European stations. The aim of the TCI is to independently measure ambient air in parallel to the standard station instrumentation, thus providing a comprehensive comparison that includes the sample intake system, the instrument itself as well as its calibration and data evaluation. Observed differences between the TCI and a gas chromatographic system, which acted as a reference for the TCI, were −0.02±0.08 μmol mol−1 for CO2 and −0.3±2.3 nmol mol−1 for CH4. Over a period of two weeks each, the continuous CO2 and CH4 measurements at two ICOS field stations, Cabauw (CBW), the Netherlands and Houdelaincourt (Observatoire P´erenne de l’Environnement, OPE), France, were compared to co-located TCI measurements. At Cabauw mean differences of 0.21±0.06 μmol mol−1 for CO2 and 0.41±0.50 nmol mol−1 for CH4 were found. For OPE the mean differences were 0.13±0.07 μmol mol−1 for CO2 and 0.44±0.36 nmol mol−1 for CH4. Offsets arising from differences in the working standard calibrations or leakages/contaminations in the drying systems are too small to explain the observed differences. Hence the most likely causes of these observed differences are leakages or contaminations in the intake lines and/or their flushing pumps. For the Cabauw instrument an additional error contribution originates from insufficient flushing of standard gases. Although the TCI is an extensive quality control approach it cannot replace other quality control systems. Thus, a comprehensive quality management strategy for atmospheric monitoring networks is proposed as well.

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 Dates: 2013-04-222013-05-142013
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1201-2013
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Title: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Publ. Info: Göttingen : European Geosciences Union, Copernicus
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 6 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1201 - 1216 Identifier: ISSN: 1867-1381
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1867-1381