The Carbon monOxide by Attenuated Laser Transmission (COBALT) is an in situ airborne spectrometer made by Los Gatos Research. It uses off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy (OA-ICOS) to measure carbon monoxide in the troposphere and tropopause. COBALT operates at a wavelength of 4.60 μm and has a typical sampling rate of 1 Hz. COBALT delivers measurements with a precision of 0.2 ppbv and does not need regular calibration.

Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon MonoxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Carbon MonoxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Air QualityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
- Tropopause, Troposphere
- 1 Hz
- N/A
- 65 THz
- Currently unavailble
James Podolske
James Podolske
Los Gatos Research
Currently unavailable
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