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Airborne intercomparison of nitric oxide measurement techniquesResults from an airborne intercomparison of techniques to measure tropospheric levels of nitric oxide (NO) are discussed. The intercomparison was part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Global Tropospheric Experiment and was conducted during missions flown in the fall of 1983 and spring of 1984. Instruments intercompared included a laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) system and two chemiluminescence instruments (CL). NO mixing ratios from below 5 pptv (parts per trillion by volume) to greater than 100 pptv were reported, with the majority less than 20 pptv. Good correlation was observed between the measurements reported by the CL and LIF techniques. The general level of agreement observed for the ensemble of measurements obtained during the two missions provides the basis from which one can conclude that equally 'valid' measurements of background levels of NO can be expected from either CL or LIF instruments. At the same time the periods of disagreement that were observed between the CL and LIF instruments as well as between the two CL instruments highlight the difficulty of obtaining reliable measurements with NO mixing ratios in the 5-20 pptv range and emphasize the vigilance that should be maintained in future NO measurements.
Document ID
19870046154
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hoell, James M., Jr.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gregory, Gerald L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mcdougal, David S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Torres, Arnold L.
(NASA Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA, United States)
Davis, Douglas D.
(Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
87A33428
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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