Remote Sensing of Glyoxal by Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS): Advancements in Simulation Chamber and Field Experiments

2006 ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Volkamer ◽  
I. Barnes ◽  
U. Platt ◽  
L. T. Molina ◽  
M. J. Molina
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Simulation Chamber

scholarly journals Spatially resolved measurements of nitrogen dioxide in an urban environment using concurrent multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 12671-12700
Author(s):  
R. J. Leigh ◽  
G. K. Corlett ◽  
U. Frieß ◽  
P. S. Monks
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
High Time Resolution ◽  
In Situ Techniques

Abstract. A novel system using the technique of concurrent multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy system has been developed and applied to the measurement of nitrogen dioxide in an urban environment. Using five fixed telescopes, slant columns of nitrogen dioxide, ozone, water vapour, and the oxygen dimer, O4, are simultaneously retrieved in five vertically separated viewing directions. The application of this remote sensing technique in the urban environment is explored. Through, the application of several simplifying assumptions a tropospheric concentration of NO2 is derived and compared with an urban background in-situ chemiluminescence detector. The remote sensing and in-situ techniques show good agreement. Owing to the high time resolution of the measurements, the ability to image and quantify plumes within the urban environment is demonstrated. The CMAX-DOAS measurements provide a useful measure of overall NO2 concentrations on a city-wide scale.

scholarly journals Multi axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS)

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hönninger ◽  
C. von Friedeburg ◽  
U. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Radiative Transfer Model ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Trace Species ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Abstract. Multi Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) in the atmosphere is a novel measurement technique that represents a significant advance on the well-established zenith scattered sunlight DOAS instruments which are mainly sensitive to stratospheric absorbers. MAX-DOAS utilizes scattered sunlight received from multiple viewing directions. The spatial distribution of various trace gases close to the instrument can be derived by combining several viewing directions. Ground based MAX-DOAS is highly sensitive to absorbers in the lowest few kilometres of the atmosphere and vertical profile information can be retrieved by combining the measurements with Radiative Transfer Model (RTM) calculations. The potential of the technique for a wide variety of studies of tropospheric trace species and its (few) limitations are discussed. A Monte Carlo RTM is applied to calculate Airmass Factors (AMF) for the various viewing geometries of MAX-DOAS. Airmass Factors can be used to quantify the light path length within the absorber layers. The airmass factor dependencies on the viewing direction and the influence of several parameters (trace gas profile, ground albedo, aerosol profile and type, solar zenith and azimuth angles) are investigated. In addition we give a brief description of the instrumental MAX-DOAS systems realised and deployed so far. The results of the RTM studies are compared to several examples of recent MAX-DOAS field experiments and an outlook for future possible applications is given.

scholarly journals Multi Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS)

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 5595-5658 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hönninger ◽  
C. von Friedeburg ◽  
U. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Radiative Transfer Model ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Trace Species ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Abstract. Multi Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) is a novel measurement technique that represents a significant advance on the well-established zenith scattered sunlight DOAS instruments which are mainly sensitive to stratospheric absorbers. MAX-DOAS utilizes scattered sunlight received from multiple viewing directions. The spatial distribution of various trace gases close to the instrument can be derived by combining several viewing directions. Ground based MAX-DOAS is highly sensitive to absorbers in the lowest few kilometres of the atmosphere and vertical profile information can be retrieved by combining the measurements with Radiative Transfer Model (RTM) calculations. The potential of the technique for a wide variety of studies of tropospheric trace species and its (few) limitations are discussed. A Monte Carlo RTM is applied to calculate Airmass Factors (AMF) for the various viewing geometries of MAX-DOAS. Airmass Factors can be used to quantify the light path length within the absorber layers. The airmass factor dependencies on the viewing direction and the influence of several parameters (trace gas profile, ground albedo, aerosol profile and type, solar zenith and azimuth angles) are investigated. In addition we give a brief description of the instrumental MAX-DOAS systems realised and deployed so far. The results of the RTM studies are compared to several examples of recent MAX-DOAS field experiments and an outlook for future possible applications is given.

scholarly journals Spatially resolved measurements of nitrogen dioxide in an urban environment using concurrent multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
pp. 4751-4762 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Leigh ◽  
G. K. Corlett ◽  
U. Frieß ◽  
P. S. Monks
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
High Time Resolution ◽  
In Situ Techniques

Abstract. A novel system using the technique of concurrent multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy system has been developed and applied to the measurement of nitrogen dioxide in an urban environment. Using five fixed telescopes, slant columns of nitrogen dioxide, ozone, water vapour, and the oxygen dimer, O4, are simultaneously retrieved in five vertically separated viewing directions. The application of this remote sensing technique in the urban environment is explored. Through the application of several simplifying assumptions a tropospheric concentration of NO2 is derived and compared with an urban background in-situ chemiluminescence detector. Trends derived from remote sensing and in-situ techniques show agreement to within 15 to 40% depending on conditions. Owing to the high time resolution of the measurements, the ability to image and quantify plumes within the urban environment is demonstrated. The CMAX-DOAS measurements provide a useful measure of overall NO2 concentrations on a city-wide scale.

scholarly journals Total Ozone Columns from the Environmental Trace Gases Monitoring Instrument (EMI) Using the DOAS Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2098
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Qian ◽  
Yuhan Luo ◽  
Fuqi Si ◽  
Haijin Zhou ◽  
Taiping Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Total Ozone ◽  
Scattered Light ◽  
Trace Gases ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Monitoring Instrument ◽  
Monthly Average

Global measurements of total ozone are necessary to evaluate ozone hole recovery above Antarctica. The Environmental Trace Gases Monitoring Instrument (EMI) onboard GaoFen 5, launched in May 2018, was developed to measure and monitor the global total ozone column (TOC) and distributions of other trace gases. In this study, some of the first global TOC results of the EMI using the differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) method and validation with ground-based TOC measurements and data derived from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) observations are presented. Results show that monthly average EMI TOC data had a similar spatial distribution and a high correlation coefficient (R ≥ 0.99) with both OMI and TROPOMI TOC. Comparisons with ground-based measurements from the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre also revealed strong correlations (R > 0.9). Continuous zenith sky measurements from zenith scattered light differential optical absorption spectroscopy instruments in Antarctica were also used for validation (R = 0.9). The EMI-derived observations were able to account for the rapid change in TOC associated with the sudden stratospheric warming event in October 2019; monthly average TOC in October 2019 was 45% higher compared to October 2018. These results indicate that EMI TOC derived using the DOAS method is reliable and has the potential to be used for global TOC monitoring.

scholarly journals Satellite monitoring of different vegetation types by differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) in the red spectral range

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Wagner ◽  
S. Beirle ◽  
T. Deutschmann ◽  
M. Grzegorski ◽  
U. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Spectral Range ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Trace Gas ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Vegetation Types

Abstract. A new method for the satellite remote sensing of different types of vegetation and ocean colour is presented. In contrast to existing algorithms relying on the strong change of the reflectivity in the red and near infrared spectral region, our method analyses weak narrow-band (few nm) reflectance structures (i.e. "fingerprint" structures) of vegetation in the red spectral range. It is based on differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS), which is usually applied for the analysis of atmospheric trace gas absorptions. Since the spectra of atmospheric absorption and vegetation reflectance are simultaneously included in the analysis, the effects of atmospheric absorptions are automatically corrected (in contrast to other algorithms). The inclusion of the vegetation spectra also significantly improves the results of the trace gas retrieval. The global maps of the results illustrate the seasonal cycles of different vegetation types. In addition to the vegetation distribution on land, they also show patterns of biological activity in the oceans. Our results indicate that improved sets of vegetation spectra might lead to more accurate and more specific identification of vegetation type in the future.

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