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ACOS
Airborne Carbon Oxide Sulfide Spectrometer

The Airborne Carbonic Oxides and Sulfide Spectrometer (ACOS) is an in situ airborne spectrometer operated by NOAA. It is a modified Los Gatos Research (LGR) Off-Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectrometer (OA-ICOS) used to measure carbonyl sulfide (OCS), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and atmospheric water vapor. ACOS provides these measurements simultaneously at a typical measurement rate of 1 Hz.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Water Vapor
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Sulfur Compounds > Carbonyl Sulfide
Troposphere
1 Hz
Point
N/A
Currently unavailble
  • Colin Gurganus

  • Colin Gurganus, Drew Rollins

  • NOAA

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

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