Atmospheric mercury measurements onboard the CARIBIC passenger aircraft

Slemr, F.; Weigelt, A.; Ebinghaus, R.; Kock, H.H.; Boedewadt, J.; Brenninkmeijer, C.A.M.; Rauthe-Schoech, A.; Weber, S.; Hermann, M.; Zahn, A.; Martinsson, B.

Journalpaper

Atmospheric mercury measurements onboard the CARIBIC passenger aircraft

Abstract

Goal of the project CARIBIC (Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on an Instrumented Container) is to carry out regular and detailed observations of atmospheric composition (particles and gases) at cruising altitudes of passenger aircraft, i.e. at 9–12 km. Mercury has been measured since May 2005 by a modified Tekran instrument (Tekran Model 2537 A analyser, Tekran Inc., Toronto, Canada) during monthly intercontinental flights between Europe and South and North America, Africa, and Asia. Here we describe the instrument modifications, the post-flight processing of the raw instrument signal, and the fractionation experiments.

DOI Link to Publication

URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/34035/
Authors:Slemr, F., Weigelt, A., Ebinghaus, R., Kock, H.H., Boedewadt, J., Brenninkmeijer, C.A.M., Rauthe-Schoech, A., Weber, S., Hermann, M., Zahn, A., Martinsson, B.
Year:2016
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Volume:9
Issue:5
Pages:2291 - 2302
Publisher:EGU - Copernicus Publication, Goettingen
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 1867-1381
Cite as: Slemr, F.; Weigelt, A.; Ebinghaus, R.; Kock, H.H.; Boedewadt, J.; Brenninkmeijer, C.A.M.; Rauthe-Schoech, A.; Weber, S.; Hermann, M.; Zahn, A.; Martinsson, B.: Atmospheric mercury measurements onboard the CARIBIC passenger aircraft . In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. Vol. 9 (2016) 5, 2291 - 2302. (DOI: 10.5194/amt-9-2291-2016)