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NOAA CH4
Methane Near IR Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectrometer

The NOAA CH4 is an in situ airborne near-infrared tunable diode laser (TDL) absorption spectrometer. The laser is tuned to the methane (CH4) absorption line at 1.653 μm and measures the intensity of the transmitted radiation. The CH4 concentration is then determined using the Beer-Lambert law. NOAA CH4 scans continuously over the CH4 absorption at a rate of 0.25 to 0.5 kHz and has a typical integration time of 2 seconds.

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
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
Troposphere
2 s
Point
181.4 THz
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