Intercomparison of measurements of NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations in the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR during the NO3Comp campaign

H. Fuchs; S. M. Ball; B. Bohn; T. Brauers; R. C. Cohen; H.-P. Dorn; W. P. Dubé; J. L. Fry; R. Häseler; U. Heitmann; R. L. Jones; J. Kleffmann; T. F. Mentel; P. Müsgen; F. Rohrer; A. W. Rollins; A. A. Ruth; A. Kiendler-Scharr; E. Schlosser; A. J. L. Shillings; R. Tillmann; R. M. Varma; D. S. Venables; G. Villena Tapia; A. Wahner; R. Wegener; P. J. Wooldridge; S. S. Brown

doi:10.5194/amt-3-21-2010

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Jan 2010)

Intercomparison of measurements of NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations in the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR during the NO3Comp campaign

H. Fuchs,
S. M. Ball,
B. Bohn,
T. Brauers,
R. C. Cohen,
H.-P. Dorn,
W. P. Dubé,
J. L. Fry,
R. Häseler,
U. Heitmann,
R. L. Jones,
J. Kleffmann,
T. F. Mentel,
P. Müsgen,
F. Rohrer,
A. W. Rollins,
A. A. Ruth,
A. Kiendler-Scharr,
E. Schlosser,
A. J. L. Shillings,
R. Tillmann,
R. M. Varma,
D. S. Venables,
G. Villena Tapia,
A. Wahner,
R. Wegener,
P. J. Wooldridge,
S. S. Brown

Affiliations

H. Fuchs: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
S. M. Ball: Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
B. Bohn: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
T. Brauers: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
R. C. Cohen: Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
H.-P. Dorn: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
W. P. Dubé: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
J. L. Fry: Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
R. Häseler: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
U. Heitmann: Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
R. L. Jones: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
J. Kleffmann: Physikalische Chemie/Fachbereich C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
T. F. Mentel: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
P. Müsgen: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
F. Rohrer: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
A. W. Rollins: Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
A. A. Ruth: Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
A. Kiendler-Scharr: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
E. Schlosser: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
A. J. L. Shillings: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
R. Tillmann: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
R. M. Varma: Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
D. S. Venables: Department of Chemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
G. Villena Tapia: Physikalische Chemie/Fachbereich C, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
A. Wahner: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
R. Wegener: Institut für Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphäre 2, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
P. J. Wooldridge: Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
S. S. Brown: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-21-2010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 21 – 37

Abstract

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NO2 concentrations were measured by various instruments during the NO3Comp campaign at the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, in June 2007. Analytical methods included photolytic conversion with chemiluminescence (PC-CLD), broadband cavity ring-down spectroscopy (BBCRDS), pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS), incoherent broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (IBB\-CEAS), and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). All broadband absorption spectrometers were optimized for the detection of the main target species of the campaign, NO3, but were also capable of detecting NO2 simultaneously with reduced sensitivity. NO2 mixing ratios in the chamber were within a range characteristic of polluted, urban conditions, with a maximum mixing ratio of approximately 75 ppbv. The overall agreement between measurements of all instruments was excellent. Linear fits of the combined data sets resulted in slopes that differ from unity only within the stated uncertainty of each instrument. Possible interferences from species such as water vapor and ozone were negligible under the experimental conditions.

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