Research report 2011 - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

CARIBIC, a flying observatory for efficient exploration of global atmospheric chemistry

Authors
Brenninkmeijer, Carl A. M.
Departments
Chemie der Atmosphäre (Jos Lelieveld)
Summary
The Earth’s atmosphere is a complex system with a multitude of physical and chemical processes. To better understand this system a wide range of gases present at very low concentrations must be measured. This not only means the use of a range of measurement equipment. To track chemical changes in the atmosphere, long term, regular measurements on a global scale are needed. The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry has in cooperation with Lufthansa Airlines developed a unique measurement container which carries out measurements on a monthly basis as airfreight during long range flights.

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