ISAF
type: Concept
change note: 2022-10-04 09:03:09.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: The NASA GSFC In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde (ISAF) instrument measures formaldehyde (CH2O) on both pressurized and unpressurized (high-altitude) aircraft. Using laser induced fluorescence (LIF), ISAF possesses the high sensitivity, fast time response, and dynamic range needed to observe CH2O throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere, where concentrations can range from 10 pptv to hundreds of ppbv. Formaldehyde is produced via the oxidation of hydrocarbons, notably methane (a ubiquitous greenhouse gas) and isoprene (the primary hydrocarbon emitted by vegetation). Observations of CH2O can thus provide information on many atmospheric processes, including: - Convective transport of air from the surface to the upper troposphere - Emissions of reactive hydrocarbons from cities, forests, and fires - Atmospheric oxidizing capacity, which relates to formation of ozone and destruction of methane In situ observations of CH2O are also crucial for validating retrievals from satellite instruments, such as OMI, TROPOMI, and TEMPO. language code: en);
change note: 2022-10-04 09:01:59.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (ISAF [14769c94-71ae-4a23-b23c-d10084673d36,1070168] - Chemical Meters/Analyzers [3d25724b-832f-4a61-b0b2-4f2ccecdba94,1061400]);
definition: The NASA GSFC In Situ Airborne Formaldehyde (ISAF) instrument measures formaldehyde (CH2O) on both pressurized and unpressurized (high-altitude) aircraft. Using laser induced fluorescence (LIF), ISAF possesses the high sensitivity, fast time response, and dynamic range needed to observe CH2O throughout the troposphere and lower stratosphere, where concentrations can range from 10 pptv to hundreds of ppbv. Formaldehyde is produced via the oxidation of hydrocarbons, notably methane (a ubiquitous greenhouse gas) and isoprene (the primary hydrocarbon emitted by vegetation). Observations of CH2O can thus provide information on many atmospheric processes, including: - Convective transport of air from the surface to the upper troposphere - Emissions of reactive hydrocarbons from cities, forests, and fires - Atmospheric oxidizing capacity, which relates to formation of ozone and destruction of methane In situ observations of CH2O are also crucial for validating retrievals from satellite instruments, such as OMI, TROPOMI, and TEMPO.
in scheme: instruments

Chemical Meters/Analyzers
type: Concept