Greenhouse gas analyzer for measurements of carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor aboard an unmanned aerial vehicle

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 169, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-135

  Berman, Elena S F ^a   Fladeland, Matthew ^b   Liem, Jimmy ^a   Kolyer, Richard ^b   Gupta, Manish ^a  

^a Los Gatos Research Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse gas; ICOS; Methane; Optical sensor; UAV; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC VEHICLES; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NASA; OPTICAL SENSORS; SEA ICE; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WATER VAPOR;

AGRICULTURAL SITES; AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS; GAS CONCENTRATION; ICOS; MEASUREMENT NOISE; MEASUREMENTS OF; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84861875054     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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