Ethane measurement by Picarro CRDS G2201-i in laboratory and field conditions: potential and limitations

<p>Atmospheric ethane can be used as a tracer to distinguish methane sources, both at the local and global scale. Currently, ethane can be measured in the field using flasks or in situ analyzers. In our study, we characterized the CRDS Picarro G2201-i instrument, originally designed to measure...

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Main Authors: S. M. Defratyka, J.-D. Paris, C. Yver-Kwok, D. Loeb, J. France, J. Helmore, N. Yarrow, V. Gros, P. Bousquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-07-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/14/5049/2021/amt-14-5049-2021.pdf