Concept information
Preferred term
TAP
Definition
- Perform real-time light absorption and black carbon measurements using light transmission through a filter with the Tricolor Absorption Photometer (TAP). Based on a decades-proven design that is simple to use and maintain, the TAP measures light absorption at three wavelengths by particles deposited on a filter. By assuming a mass extinction efficiency, the ambient mass loadings of black carbon can also be determined. The TAP has been deployed at Global Aerosol Watch sites around the world for many years, demonstrating good agreement with other simultaneously deployed filter-based light absorption methods. (en)
Broader concept
- Photometers (en)
Change note
- 2020-04-15 09:56:36.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (TAP [0bb6dac1-2f8a-4eba-9bbd-7b5b2f730185,559961] - Photometers [f66daf4f-4d71-49a0-9d3d-205dc7f1faed,546285]);
- 2020-04-15 09:58:02.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Tricolor Absorption Photometer language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Perform real-time light absorption and black carbon measurements using light transmission through a filter with the Tricolor Absorption Photometer (TAP). Based on a decades-proven design that is simple to use and maintain, the TAP measures light absorption at three wavelengths by particles deposited on a filter. By assuming a mass extinction efficiency, the ambient mass loadings of black carbon can also be determined. The TAP has been deployed at Global Aerosol Watch sites around the world for many years, demonstrating good agreement with other simultaneously deployed filter-based light absorption methods. language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0bb6dac1-2f8a-4eba-9bbd-7b5b2f730185
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