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INSTEP
Inexpensive Network Sensor Technology for Exploring Pollution

The Inexpensive Network Sensor Technology for Exploring Pollution (INSTEP) is an in situ, ground-based network of low-cost gas sensors. These sensors were based on a design from the Hannigan Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. INSTEP monitors various trace gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide. Measurements are typically provided every 1 minute. INSTEP sensors were initially deployed across the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Basin.

INSTEP sensors deployed at JPL Table Mountain Facility
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

Meter/Analyzer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Formaldehyde
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace Species
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrogen Dioxide
Troposphere
1 min
N/A
N/A
Currently unavailble

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