Worldwide measurements of atmospheric CO2 and other trace gas species using commercial airlines

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1744-1754

  Machida, Toshinobu ^a   Matsueda, H ^b   Sawa, Y ^b   Nakagawa, Y ^c   Hirotani, K ^c   Kondo, N ^d   Goto, K ^d   Nakazawa, T ^e   Ishikawa, K ^f   Ogawa, T ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Japan Airlines   (Japan)

^d JAMCO   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BY PASS; AIR SAMPLINGS; AIR-CONDITIONING DUCTS; AIRCRAFT DATUM; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDES; ATMOSPHERIC CO; AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SYSTEMS; BOEING 747 -400 AIRCRAFT; BOEING 777; COMMERCIAL AIRLINES; CONTROL BOARDS; DATA LOGGERS; FLASK SAMPLINGS; FLIGHT PARAMETERS; HIGH-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; JAPAN AIRLINES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MEASURING EQUIPMENTS; METAL BELLOWS; NON-DISPERSIVE INFRARED; PASSENGER AIRCRAFT; RE CIRCULATIONS; REGULATORY AGENCIES; SPATIAL OBSERVATIONS; SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES; TRACE GAS SPECIES; TRACE SPECIES; WIDE AREAS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOTTLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CARBON DIOXIDE; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; TRACE GAS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57549106189     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1082.1     Document Type: Article

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