The Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (TDMA) is an in situ airborne and ground-based analyzer that measures the physical properties of aerosol particles such as size distribution and concentration. It can measure particles in the size range of 0.013 to 0.75 mm at a size resolution of 0.013 mm at 0.2 mm. The TDMA is sometimes combined with an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS) to allow measurements of particles in the submicron range. A typical measurement sequence of TDMA can take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
Instrument Details
- Meter/Analyzer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Forward ScatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol BackscatterEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Cloud Condensation NucleiEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols > Aerosol Particle PropertiesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Aerosols
- Troposphere
- 45 min
- Point
- N/A
- https://www.arm.gov/publications/tech_reports/handbooks/tdma_handbook.pdf
Don Collins
Don Collins
University of Minnesota, Texas A&M, TSI
National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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