title: Inter-comparison of 2 microm Heterodyne Differential Absorption Lidar, Laser Diode Spectrometer, LICOR NDIR analyzer and flasks measurements of near-ground atmospheric CO2 mixing ratio.
abstract: Remote sensing and in situ instruments are presented and compared in the same location for accurate CO(2) mixing ratio measurements in the atmosphere: (1) a 2.064 microm Heterodyne DIfferential Absorption Lidar (HDIAL), (2) a field deployable infrared Laser Diode Spectrometer (LDS) using new commercial diode laser technology at 2.68 microm, (3) LICOR NDIR analyzer and (4) flasks. LDS, LICOR and flasks measurements were made in the same location, LICOR and flasks being taken as reference. Horizontal HDIAL measurements of CO(2) absorption using aerosol backscatter signal are reported. Using new spectroscopic data in the 2 microm band and meteorological sensor measurements, a mean CO(2) mixing ratio is inferred by the HDIAL in a 1 km long path above the 15m height location of the CO(2) in situ sensors. We compare HDIAL and LDS measurements with the LICOR data for 30 min of time averaging. The mean standard deviation of the HDIAL and the LDS CO(2) mixing ratio results are 3.3 ppm and 0.89 ppm, respectively. The bias of the HDIAL and the LDS measurements are -0.54 ppm and -0.99 ppm, respectively.
authors: Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD), Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France.
authors: Fabien
authors: F
authors: Gibert
authors: Lilian
authors: L
authors: Joly
authors: Irène
authors: I
authors: Xuéref-Rémy
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: Schmidt
authors: Adrien
authors: A
authors: Royer
authors: Pierre H
authors: PH
authors: Flamant
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Ramonet
authors: Bertrand
authors: B
authors: Parvitte
authors: Georges
authors: G
authors: Durry
authors: Virginie
authors: V
authors: Zéninari
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide