The PAN and Trace Hydrohalocarbon ExpeRiment (PANTHER) is an in situ airborne analyzer. It uses electron capture detection and gas chromatography techniques to measure various trace gases such as methane, peroxyacyl nitrate (PAN), and carbon monoxide. PANTHER has a sampling frequency of 60 to 120 seconds and has an accuracy of around 2% for most species except for PAN (10%). The development of PANTHER was funded through NASA’s Instrument Incubator Program and NOAA’s Climate and Global Change Program.
Instrument Details
- Meter/Analyzer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace SpeciesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Hydrogen CompoundsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > MethaneEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ChemistryEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon MonoxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And HalogensEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrous OxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Hydrogen Compounds > Molecular HydrogenEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Peroxyacyl NitrateEarth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Water Quality/water Chemistry > Water Characteristics > Nitrogen CompoundsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Halocarbons And Halogens > ChlorofluorocarbonsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
- Troposphere
- 60-120 s
- Point
- 1050 THz
- https://www.acom.ucar.edu/start/panther.pdf
James W. Elkins, Eric Hintsa, Fred Moore, Brad Hall
James W. Elkins
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NASA Instrument Incubator, NOAA Climate and Global Change Programs
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data center outside NASA
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