Flight Tests of Instrumentation for Airborne Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement (Essais en vol de L'Appareillage de Mesure en vol du Flux de Dioxyde de Carbone).

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Abstract:

At the request of Agriculture Canada, the Flight Research Laboratory of the National Aeronautical Establishment NAE has operated the Twin Otter atmohspheric research aircraft fitted with a CO2 analyzer in order to assess the feasibility of making airborne carbon dioxide flux measurements. This report will summarize progress to date and present an analysis of the data collected during a series of nine test flights in August and September, 1982. The experimental results show that it is possible to make realistic measurements of the heat and CO2 fluxes from an aircraft instrumented to measure vertical gusts. Special tests and analysis procedures were conducted to investigate the accuracy of the carbon dioxide measurements. Recommendations for improvements in the design of future test programs are made. Author

Author(s):
Macpherson, J. I.
Author Organization(s):
NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Descriptive Note:
Aeronautical note,
Supplementary Note:
Summary in French.
Annotation:
Flight Tests of Instrumentation for Airborne Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement--Translation.
Pagination:
0056

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NAE-AN-16, NRC-22751
Monitor Series:
22751
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.3.3_Spectrum Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.3_Net Management; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*Atmospheric chemistry, *Carbon dioxide, *Chemical analysis, Flight testing, Measuring instruments, Airborne, Flux(Rate), Measurement, Data acquisition, Heat flux, Gusts, Exchange reactions, Radiation absorption, Infrared radiation, Agriculture, Meteorology, Detectors, Research aircraft, Canada
Field(s)/Group(s):
Atmospheric Physics, Inorganic Chemistry
Report Date:
1983 Oct 01