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Field test to intercompare carbon monoxide, nitric oxide and hydroxyl instrumentation at Wallops Island, VirginiaDocumentation of the first of three instrument intercomparisons conducted as part of NASA Global Tropospheric Experiment/Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation (GTE/CITE-1) is given. This ground-based intercomparison was conducted during July 1983 at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Instruments intercompared included one laser system and three grab-sample approaches for CO; two chemiluminescent systems and one laser-induced fluorescent (LIF) technique for NO; and two different LIF systems and a radiochemical tracer technique for OH. The major objectives of this intercomparison was to intercompare ambient measurements of CO, NO, and OH at a common site by using techniques of fundamentally different detection principles and to identify any major biases among the techniques prior to intercomparison on an aircraft platform. Included in the report are comprehensive discussions of workshop requirements, philosophies, and operations as well as intercomparison analyses and results. In addition, the large body of nonintercomparison data incorporated into the workshop measurements is summarized. The report is an important source document for those interested in conducting similar large and complex intercomparison tests as well as those interested in using the data base for purposes other than instrument intercomparison.
Document ID
19870006091
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Gregory, Gerald L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Beck, Sherwin M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bendura, Richard J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-87718
NAS 1.15:87718
L-16126
Accession Number
87N15524
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 176-20-21-70
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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