Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Jan 2023)
Development of multi-channel whole-air sampling equipment onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle for investigating volatile organic compounds' vertical distribution in the planetary boundary layer
- S. Yang,
- X. Li,
- X. Li,
- X. Li,
- X. Li,
- L. Zeng,
- L. Zeng,
- L. Zeng,
- X. Yu,
- Y. Liu,
- S. Lu,
- X. Huang,
- X. Huang,
- D. Zhang,
- H. Xu,
- S. Lin,
- H. Liu,
- M. Feng,
- D. Song,
- Q. Tan,
- J. Cui,
- L. Wang,
- Y. Chen,
- W. Wang,
- H. Sun,
- M. Song,
- L. Kong,
- Y. Liu,
- L. Wei,
- X. Zhu,
- Y. Zhang,
- Y. Zhang,
- Y. Zhang
Affiliations
- S. Yang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- X. Li
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- X. Li
- International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100816, China
- X. Li
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
- X. Li
- Environmental Laboratory, PKU-HKUST Shenzhen–Hong Kong Institution, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- L. Zeng
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- L. Zeng
- International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100816, China
- L. Zeng
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
- X. Yu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Y. Liu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- S. Lu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- X. Huang
- Environmental Laboratory, PKU-HKUST Shenzhen–Hong Kong Institution, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- X. Huang
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Observation Supersite, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- D. Zhang
- Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd, Tianjin, 301700, China
- H. Xu
- Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd, Tianjin, 301700, China
- S. Lin
- Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd, Tianjin, 301700, China
- H. Liu
- Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610072, China
- M. Feng
- Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610072, China
- D. Song
- Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610072, China
- Q. Tan
- Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610072, China
- J. Cui
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- L. Wang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Y. Chen
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- W. Wang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- H. Sun
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- M. Song
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- L. Kong
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Y. Liu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- L. Wei
- Bescient Technologies Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, 518004, China
- X. Zhu
- Bescient Technologies Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, 518004, China
- Y. Zhang
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Y. Zhang
- International Joint Laboratory for Regional Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100816, China
- Y. Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-501-2023
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 16
pp. 501 – 512
Abstract
To achieve near-continuous vertical observations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the planetary boundary layer (PBL), multi-channel whole-air sampling equipment onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform was developed in this study. The equipment consists of a multi-position solenoid valve and specially designed lightweight quartz sampling canisters. The canisters have little adsorption loss of VOCs and good inter-canister reproducibility. The 7 d recovery test shows that most VOC species (97 %) had a 1-week decay within 20 %. Online instruments for measuring O3, NO2, CO, SO2, and meteorological parameters are also integrated into the UAV platform. During one take-off and landing, the UAV platform can reach 800 m above the ground within 40 min and take whole-air samples at six heights. Vertical profiles of VOCs and trace gases during the evolution of the PBL in south-western China are successfully obtained by deploying the newly developed UAV system.
