Spectral Atmospheric Suite
Overview
The suite supports research in two of the NERC science themes (“atmospheric physics and chemistry” and “climate and climate change”, by providing surface concentrations or column densities of greenhouse gases in the near infrared range (750 to 2000 nm, EM27/SUN), gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide in the UV-VIS range (320 nm to 450 nm, AirYX 2D MAX-DOAS), or volcanic gas emissions in the mid infrared region (7 µm to 9 µm, Midac Corporation M4410-S 341). The suite also includes the UK’s largest pool of sunphotometers, which can be used to measure aerosol optical depth, a key parameter when validating satellite measurements.
Instruments
Cimel Electronique Sun-Sky-Lunar Photometer