1 Introduction |
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2 Atmospheric Chemistry |
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2.1 Atmospheric Structure and Composition |
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2.1.1 Trace Species in the Atmosphere |
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2.1.2 Quantification of Gas Abundances |
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2.1.3 Lifetime of Trace Gases in the Atmosphere |
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2.2 Direct Emission of Trace Gases to the Atmosphere |
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2.2.3 Carbon-Containing Species |
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2.3 Ozone in the Troposphere |
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2.3.1 Mechanism of Tropospheric Ozone Formation |
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2.3.2 Ozone Formation in Urban Centres and Downwind |
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2.4 Radical Processes in the Atmosphere |
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2.4.1 Sources of Hydrogen Radicals (OH and HO2) |
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2.4.2 Temporal Variation of the HOx Source Strength |
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2.4.3 Chemistry of Hydrogen Radicals (OH and HO2) |
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2.5 Oxides of Nitrogen in the Atmosphere |
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2.5.1 Classical Chemistry of Oxides of Nitrogen in the Atmosphere |
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2.5.2 Tropospheric Chemistry of Nitrate Radicals, NO3 |
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2.5.3 Nitrous Acid, HONO in the Atmosphere |
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2.6 Tropospheric Chemistry of VOCs |
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2.7 Tropospheric Chemistry of Sulphur Species |
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2.7.1 Sulphur Dioxide SO2 |
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2.7.2 Reduced Sulphur Species: DMS, COS, CS2, H2S |
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2.7.3 Influence of Sulphur Species on the Climate, the CLAW Hypothesis |
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2.8 Chemistry of Halogen Radicals in the Troposphere |
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2.8.1 Tropospheric Sources of Inorganic Halogen Species |
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2.8.2 Tropospheric Cycles of Inorganic Halogen Species |
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2.8.3 Potential Impact of Inorganic Halogen Species on Tropospheric Chemistry |
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2.9 Oxidation Capacity of the Atmosphere |
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2.10 Stratospheric Ozone Layer |
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2.10.1 Stratospheric Ozone Formation: The Chapman Cycle |
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2.10.2 Stratospheric Ozone Chemistry: Extension of the Chapman Cycle |
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2.10.3 Stratospheric Ozone Hole |
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2.10.4 Recovery of Stratospheric Ozone |
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3 Interaction of Molecules with Radiation |
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3.1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter |
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3.2 Energy Levels and Transitions in Atoms |
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3.3 Energy Levels and Transitions in Molecules |
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3.3.1 Rotational Energy Levels and Transitions |
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3.3.2 Vibrational Energy Levels |
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3.3.3 Electronic Energy Levels |
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3.6 Broadening Mechanisms and Line Width of Absorption Lines |
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3.6.1 The Natural Line Width |
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3.6.2 Pressure Broadening (Collisional Broadening) |
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3.6.4 Realistic Broadening in the UV- and Visible Spectral Ranges |
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3.7 Spectroscopic Techniques for Chemical Analysis |
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3.7.1 The Fluorescence Techniques |
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3.7.2 Absorption Spectroscopy |
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4 Radiation Transport in the Atmosphere |
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4.1 Basic Quantities Related to Radiation Transport |
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4.2 Interaction Processes of Radiation in the Atmosphere |
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4.2.1 Absorption Processes |
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4.2.2 Rayleigh Scattering |
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4.2.4 Polarisation Properties of Vibrational Raman Scattered Light and Line Filling in |
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4.2.5 Scattering and Absorption of Radiation by Particles (Mie Scattering) |
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4.3 The Radiation Transport Equation |
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4.3.1 Absorption of Radiation |
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4.3.2 Scattering of Radiation |
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4.3.4 Simplification of the Radiation Transport Equation |
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4.4 Light Attenuation in the Atmosphere |
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4.4.1 Wide Beams in the Atmosphere, the Two-Stream Model |
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4.4.2 Narrow Beams in the Atmosphere |
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4.5 The Effect of Atmospheric Refraction (El-Mirage Effects) |
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4.6 The Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence |
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4.7 Practical Considerations About Radiation in the Atmosphere |
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5 Measurement Techniques for Atmospheric Trace Gas Concentrations and Other Parameters |
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5.1 History of Measurement Techniques |
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5.2 The Role of Measurements in Atmospheric Chemistry |
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5.2.1 Long-term Observations |
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5.2.2 Regional and Episodic Studies |
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5.2.3 Investigation of Fast in-situ (Photo)Chemistry |
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5.3 Requirements for Measurement Techniques |
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5.4 Grouping Measurement Techniques in Categories |
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5.4.1 In-situ Versus Remote Sensing Techniques |
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5.5 Experimental Evidence for the Presence of Radicals in the Atmosphere |
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5.6 Spectroscopic Techniques |
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5.6.1 Microwave Spectroscopy |
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5.6.3 UV/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy |
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5.7 Selection Criteria for Spectroscopic Techniques |
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5.7.1 Tuneable Diode Laser Spectroscopy (TDLS) |
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5.7.2 Photo Acoustic Spectroscopy (PAS) |
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5.7.3 Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) |
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5.7.4 Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL) |
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5.7.6 Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) |
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5.7.7 Cavity-Ringdown (CRDS) and Cavity Enhanced Spectroscopy (CEAS) |
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5.7.8 Mask Correlation Spectroscopy (COSPEC) |
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5.7.9 Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) |
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6 Differential Absorption Spectroscopy |
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6.1 The History of Absorption Spectroscopy |
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6.2 Classical Absorption Spectroscopy |
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6.4 Experimental Setups of DOAS Measurements |
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6.5 Trace Gases Measured by DOAS |
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6.6 Precision and Accuracy of DOAS |
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6.7 Mathematical Description of the DOAS Approach |
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6.7.1 Fundamentals of the DOAS Approach |
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6.7.2 Application of the DOAS Approach in Practical Situations |
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7 The Design of DOAS Instruments |
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7.1 Design Considerations of DOAS Instruments |
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7.2 Key Components of DOAS Systems |
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7.3 Light Sources for Active DOAS |
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7.3.1 Characteristics of Artificial Light Sources |
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7.3.2 Natural Light Sources |
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7.3.3 Calibration Light Sources |
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7.4 Optical Elements for DOAS Systems |
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7.4.1 Some Principles of Optics |
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7.4.5 Apertures, Entendue, Lagrange Invariant |
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7.4.6 Diffraction at Apertures |
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7.4.7 Quartz-fibres, Mode Mixers, and Cross-section Shaping |
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7.5 Spectrometers/Interferometers for DOAS Systems |
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7.5.1 Diffraction Gratings |
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7.5.3 Interferometers (FT Spectrometry) |
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7.5.4 Characteristics of Spectrometers |
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7.6 Detectors for UV/Visual Spectrometers |
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7.6.1 Geometrical Focal Plane Sampling Requirements |
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7.6.2 Optomechanical Scanning Devices and Photomultiplier Tube |
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7.6.3 Solid-state Array Detectors and Characteristics |
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7.6.5 CCD Array Detectors |
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7.8 Optical Multi-pass Systems |
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7.8.1 White Multi-reflection Cells |
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7.8.2 Herriott Multi-reflection Cells |
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7.8.3 Passive Resonators (CEAS, CRDS) |
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7.9.1 'Classic' Active Long-path System |
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7.9.2 High-resolution DOAS Spectrometers |
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7.9.3 Recent Designs of Active Long-path DOAS System |
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7.9.4 DOAS Systems with Optical Multi-pass Systems |
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7.10 Passive DOAS Systems |
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7.10.1 Direct Sun/Moon Setup |
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7.10.2 Zenith Scattered Light DOAS |
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7.10.3 Off-axis, MAX-DOAS Instruments |
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7.10.4 Imaging DOAS (I-DOAS) Instruments |
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7.10.5 Aircraft-based Experiments |
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7.10.6 Balloon-borne Instruments |
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7.10.7 Satellite Instruments |
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7.11 Light Utilisation in a Long-path Spectrometer |
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7.12 Software Controlling DOAS Instruments |
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7.13 Optimising DOAS Instruments |
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7.13.1 Optimum Light Path Length in Active DOAS Systems |
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7.13.2 Optimum Spectral Resolution |
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7.13.3 Optimum Measurement Time |
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7.14 Measurement Process Control |
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7.14.1 Active DOAS Systems Standard Approach |
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7.14.2 Active DOAS Systems MCST |
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7.14.3 Passive DOAS Systems |
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7.14.4 Off-axis Scattered Sunlight DOAS Systems |
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7.15 Mechanical Actuators |
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7.16 Information Needed for Later Analysis |
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8 Evaluation of DOAS Spectra, Sensitivity, and Detection Limits |
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8.1 Linear Fitting Methods |
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8.1.1 Unweighted Linear Least Squares Fit |
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8.1.2 WeightedCorrelated Least Squares Fit |
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8.2 Non-linear Fitting Methods |
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8.2.2 Gauf3Newton Method |
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8.2.3 LevenbergMarquardt Method |
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8.3 DOAS Analysis Procedure |
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8.3.2 High- and Low-pass Filtering |
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8.3.3 Wavelength Alignment |
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8.4 Determination of Reference Spectra |
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8.4.1 Theoretical Basis of Reference Spectra Simulation: Convolution |
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8.4.2 Practical Implementation of Reference Spectra Simulation |
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8.4.3 Optimum Resolution of Literature Reference Spectra' |
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8.7 Systematic Errors in the Analysis |
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8.7.2 Spectrometer Stray Light and Offsets |
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9 Scattered-light DOAS Measurements |
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9.1 Air Mass Factors (AMF) |
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9.1.2 Scattered Zenith Light AMF |
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9.1.3 Scattered Off-axis and Multi-axis AMF |
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9.1.4 AMFs for Airborne and Satellite Measurements |
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9.1.5 Correction of Fraunhofer Structures Based on AMFs |
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9.1.6 The Influence of Rotational Raman scattering, the 'Ring Effect' |
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9.2.1 Single-scattering RT Models |
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9.2.2 Multiple-scattering RT Models |
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9.2.3 Applications and Limitations of the 'Traditional' DOAS Method for Scattered Light Applications |
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9.3 AMFs for Scattered Light Ground-Based DOAS Measurements |
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9.3.1 ZSL-DOAS Measurements |
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9.3.2 Off-axis-DOAS Measurements |
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9.3.3 MAX-DOAS Measurements |
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9.3.4 Accuracy of MAX-DOAS AMF Calculations |
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9.3.5 The Box-AMF Concept |
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9.4 Aircraft Observed Scattered Light (AMAX-DOAS) |
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9.5 Satellite Observed Scattered Light |
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9.5.1 Radiative Transfer in Nadir Geometry the Role of Clouds |
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9.5.2 The Analysis of Satellite-limb Scattered Light Observations |
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10 Sample Application of 'Active' DOAS with Artificial Light Sources |
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10.1 Air Pollution Studies and Monitoring Applications |
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10.1.1 Measurement of Urban Pollutants |
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10.1.2 Vertical Profiles of Air Pollution by Multiple DOAS Light Beams |
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10.2 Investigation of Free Radical Processes in the Atmosphere |
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10.2.1 Measurement of OH Radicals by DOAS |
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10.2.2 Measurement of NO3 Radicals |
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10.2.3 Measurement of Halogen Oxides |
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10.3 Investigation in Photoreactors (Smog Chambers) by DOAS |
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10.4 Validation of Active DOAS |
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11 Sample Application of 'Passive' DOAS |
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11.1 Atmospheric Measurements by Direct Light Spectroscopy |
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11.1.1 Ground-based Measurement of Atmospheric Species |
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11.1.2 Balloon- and Aircraft-borne Measurement of Stratospheric Species |
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11.2 Stratospheric Measurements by Ground-based Scattered Light DOAS |
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11.2.1 Determination of Stratospheric NO2 and O3 from the Ground |
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11.2.2 Observation of Halogen Radicals in the Polar Stratosphere |
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11.2.3 Halogen Radical Observation in the Mid-latitude Stratosphere |
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11.2.4 Observation of Stratospheric Trace Gas Profiles |
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11.3 Measurement of Tropospheric Species by Ground-based DOAS |
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11.3.1 MAX-DOAS Observations in Polluted Regions |
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11.3.2 MAX-DOAS Observations of Halogen Oxides at Mid-latitudes |
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11.3.3 Halogen Oxide Radicals in the Polar Troposphere |
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11.3.4 Halogen Oxide Radicals in the Free Troposphere |
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11.3.5 Trace Gases in the Marine Environment |
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11.3.6 Determination of Aerosol Properties from MAX-DOAS Observations |
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11.3.7 Determination of NO3 Vertical Profiles |
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11.3.8 Emission from Point Sources |
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11.3.9 Imaging Trace Gas Distributions (I-DOAS) |
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11.4 Scattered Light Aircraft Measurements of Stratospheric Species |
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11.5 Scattered Light Aircraft Measurements of Tropospheric Species |
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11.6 Satellite Observations Using DOAS Techniques |
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11.7 Satellite Observations of Stratospheric Species |
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11.7.3 Stratospheric OClO |
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11.8 Satellite Observations of Tropospheric Species |
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11.8.3 Tropospheric Formaldehyde |
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11.8.6 Tropospheric Carbon Monoxide |
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11.8.7 Tropospheric Methane |
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11.8.8 Tropospheric Water Vapour |
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11.9 Determination of Photon Path Lengths by 'Reversed DOAS' |
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11.9.1 Average Path Lengths from Low Resolution Measurement of Weak Absorbers |
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11.9.2 Path Length Distributions from High Resolution Measurement of Strong Absorbers |
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11.9.3 Measurement of Trace Gases Inside Clouds |
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12 DOAS: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
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12.1 Passive DOAS Applications |
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12.1.2 Aerosol and Cloud Monitoring |
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12.1.5 Satellite Instruments |
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12.2 Active DOAS Applications |
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12.2.2 Infrared Measurements |
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12.2.4 Air Pollution Monitoring |
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12.2.8 Range Resolved Technology/Broadband LIDAR |
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12.3 Development of the Underlying Technology |
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12.3.4 Improved System Design |
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Appendix A: Spectral Positions of Emission Lines from Calibration Lamps and Lasers |
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Appendix B: Absorption Spectra of Molecules Measurable by DOAS |
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B.2 Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2 |
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B.7 Carbon Disulfide, CS2 |
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B.9 Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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B.10 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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B.12.1 Chlorine Monoxide, ClO |
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B.12.2 Bromine Monoxide, BrO |
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B.12.3 Iodine Monoxide, IO |
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B.13.1 Chlorine Dioxide, OClO |
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B.13.2 Bromine Dioxide, OBrO |
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B.13.3 Iodine Dioxide, OIO |
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B.14 Molecular Iodine (I2) |
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B.16 Nitrate Radical, NO3 |
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Index |
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