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Carbon Monoxide Urban Emission Monitoring: A Ground-Based FTIR Case Study

Y. Té * Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris06, and CNRS, UMR7092, LPMAA-IPSL, Paris, France

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E. Dieudonné Université Pierre et Marie Curie Université Paris06, Paris, and Université Versailles St-Quentin, Versailles, and CNRS/INSU, LATMOS-IPSL, Paris, France

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P. Jeseck * Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris06, and CNRS, UMR7092, LPMAA-IPSL, Paris, France

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F. Hase Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung-Atmosphärische Spurengase und Fernerkundung, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

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J. Hadji-Lazaro Université Pierre et Marie Curie Université Paris06, Paris, and Université Versailles St-Quentin, Versailles, and CNRS/INSU, LATMOS-IPSL, Paris, France

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C. Clerbaux Université Pierre et Marie Curie Université Paris06, Paris, and Université Versailles St-Quentin, Versailles, and CNRS/INSU, LATMOS-IPSL, Paris, France

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F. Ravetta Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung-Atmosphärische Spurengase und Fernerkundung, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

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S. Payan * Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris06, and CNRS, UMR7092, LPMAA-IPSL, Paris, France

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I. Pépin * Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris06, and CNRS, UMR7092, LPMAA-IPSL, Paris, France

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D. Hurtmans Spectroscopie de l’Atmosphère, Service de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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J. Pelon Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung-Atmosphärische Spurengase und Fernerkundung, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

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C. Camy-Peyret * Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris06, and CNRS, UMR7092, LPMAA-IPSL, Paris, France

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01 Jul 2012
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00040.1
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Abstract

The characterization and the precise measurements of atmospheric pollutant’s concentration are essential to improve the understanding and modeling of urban air pollution processes. The QualAir platform at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) is an experimental research platform dedicated to urban air quality and pollution studies. As one of the major instruments, the ground-based QualAir Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) provides information on the air composition of a megacity like Paris, France. Operating in solar infrared absorption, it enables the monitoring of several important pollutants involved in tropospheric chemistry and atmospheric transport around the Ile de France region. Results on nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) will be presented in this paper, as well as the CO measurements comparison with satellite and in situ measurements showing the capabilities and strengths of this ground-based FTS with the other instruments of the QualAir platform.

Corresponding author address: Yao Veng Té, LPMAA/UPMC/CNRS, Case 76, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France. E-mail: yao-veng.te@upmc.fr

Abstract

The characterization and the precise measurements of atmospheric pollutant’s concentration are essential to improve the understanding and modeling of urban air pollution processes. The QualAir platform at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) is an experimental research platform dedicated to urban air quality and pollution studies. As one of the major instruments, the ground-based QualAir Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) provides information on the air composition of a megacity like Paris, France. Operating in solar infrared absorption, it enables the monitoring of several important pollutants involved in tropospheric chemistry and atmospheric transport around the Ile de France region. Results on nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) will be presented in this paper, as well as the CO measurements comparison with satellite and in situ measurements showing the capabilities and strengths of this ground-based FTS with the other instruments of the QualAir platform.

Corresponding author address: Yao Veng Té, LPMAA/UPMC/CNRS, Case 76, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France. E-mail: yao-veng.te@upmc.fr
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