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NIRAD
Non-dispersed Infrared Airborne CO2 Detector

The Non-dispersed Infrared Airborne CO2 Detector (NIRAD) was an in situ airborne spectrometer used to measure carbon dioxide (CO2). It consisted of three systems: a CO2 detector, a power and data acquisition system, and a gas-handling pump. The CO2 detector was first flown in 1999 as part of the CORE+ instrument package. It had a measurement sampling rate of 10 Hz. NIRAD is a retired instrument and was last flown in 2006.

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)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace Species
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Troposphere
10 Hz
N/A
N/A
Currently unavailble

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  • Darin Toohey

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Instrument Operation

ACCENT

Atmospheric Chemistry of Combustion Emissions Near the Tropopause

1999—2000
Southern United States
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3 Deployments
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Data Products