A new airborne laser-induced fluorescence instrument for in situ detection of formaldehyde throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 541-552

  Cazorla, M ^a,d   Wolfe, G M ^a,b   Bailey, S A ^a   Swanson, A K ^a,b   Arkinson, H L ^c   Hanisco, T F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FLUORESCENCE; FORMALDEHYDE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LASER; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84922253275     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-541-2015     Document Type: Article

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