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Ground-Based Remote Sensing Measurements of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometry

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Carbon monoxide (CO) in the atmosphere is an important atmospheric chemical tracer of pollution, indicating how transport processes distribute pollutants on a regional to global scales, while also influencing atmospheric chemistry. In addition to in situ measurements, CO concentrations can be inferred using remote sensing techniques, yielding total atmospheric column concentrations or volume mixing ratio (VMR) profiles over a range of altitudes. Total columns and mixing ratio profiles can represent sources over larger regions, complementing in situ measurements, which are more sensitive to localized sources. Remote sensing measurements of CO can therefore aid in identifying and characterizing pollution sources such as biomass burning and enhanced fossil fuel combustion when combined with backward trajectories, model simulations, and other remote sensing products. In this chapter, techniques and applications of ground-based remote sensing measurements of CO using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry are discussed.

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  1. School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong Australia, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    Voltaire A. Velazco

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Velazco, V.A. (2023). Ground-Based Remote Sensing Measurements of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometry. In: Akimoto, H., Tanimoto, H. (eds) Handbook of Air Quality and Climate Change. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2760-9_56

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