Instrument
UCATS
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species (UCATS) is an in situ airborne instrument suite that measures trace gases in the atmosphere. It consists of three separate instruments: a three-channel gas chromatograph (GC), a dual-beam ozone photometer (OZ), and a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer. The GC measures nitrous oxide (N2O) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) every 70 s and measures hydrogen (H2), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) every 140 s. The OZ sensor operates at 254 nm and provides ozone measurements every 10 seconds. The TDL spectrometer operates at 1370 nm and provides water vapor measurements every 1 s. UCATS was designed to be operated on UAS, but it has been deployed on piloted aircraft as well.
Instrument Details
- Multi
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Carbon MonoxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Tropospheric OzoneEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > MethaneEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Water VaporEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Oxygen Compounds > OzoneEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Nitrogen Compounds > Nitrous OxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Trace Gases/trace SpeciesEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ChemistryEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon MonoxideEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Sulfur CompoundsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
- Lower Stratosphere, Troposphere
- 1-140 s
- Variable
- 219 THz, 1180 THz
- https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6795-2021
Brad Hall, James W. Elkins, Eric Hintsa, Fred Moore
Brad Hall
NOAA
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