Differential column measurements using compact  solar-tracking spectrometers

Chen, Jia; Viatte, Camille; Hedelius, Jacob K.; Jones, Taylor; Franklin, Jonathan E.; Parker, Harrison; Gottlieb, Elaine W.; Wennberg, Paul O.; Dubey, Manvendra K.; Wofsy, Steven C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8479-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 13

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 8479–8498, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8479-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 8479–8498, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8479-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 13

Research article 12 Jul 2016

Research article | 12 Jul 2016

Differential column measurements using compact solar-tracking spectrometers

Jia Chen et al.

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Final revised paper (published on 12 Jul 2016)
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RC1: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 1', Jia Chen, 30 May 2016
RC2: 'Review of paper by J. Chen et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Jia Chen, 30 May 2016

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ED: Publish as is (08 Jun 2016) by Martin Heimann

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This paper helps establish a range of new applications for compact solar-tracking Fourier transform spectrometers, and shows the capability of differential column measurements for determining urban emissions. By accurately measuring the differences in the integrated column amounts of carbon dioxide and methane across local and regional sources in California, we directly observe the mass loading of the atmosphere due to the influence of emissions in the intervening locale.