The multi-point simultaneous long-term measurement of CO_(2) concentration in seawater can provide more-valuable data for further understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of CO_(2).Thus,the requirement f...The multi-point simultaneous long-term measurement of CO_(2) concentration in seawater can provide more-valuable data for further understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of CO_(2).Thus,the requirement for a low-cost sensor with high precision,low power consumption,and a small size is becoming urgent.In this work,an in-situ sensor for CO_(2) detection in seawater,based on a permeable membrane and non-dispersive infrared(NDIR)technology,is developed.The sensor has a small size(Ф66 mm×124 mm),light weight(0.7 kg in air),low power consumption(<0.9 W),low cost(<US$1000),and high-pressure tolerance(<200 m).After laboratory performance tests,the sensor was found to have a measurement range of(0–2000)×10^(-6),and the gas linear correlation R^(2) is 0.99,with a precision of about 0.98%at a sampling rate of 1 s.A comparison measurement was carried out with a commercial sensor in a pool for 7 days,and the results showed a consistent trend.Further,the newly developed sensor was deployed in Qingdao nearshore water for 35 days.The results proved that the sensor could measure the dynamic changes of CO_(2) concentration in seawater continuously,and had the potential to carry out long-term observations on an oceanic platform.It is hoped that the sensor could be applied to field ocean observations in near future.展开更多
The vertical distribution of carbon dioxide(CO2)is important for the calibration and validation of transport models and remote sensing measurements.Due to the large mass and volume of traditional instruments as well a...The vertical distribution of carbon dioxide(CO2)is important for the calibration and validation of transport models and remote sensing measurements.Due to the large mass and volume of traditional instruments as well as supporting systems,in-situ measurements of the CO2 vertical profile within the boundary layer are rare.This study used a miniaturized CO2 monitoring instrument based on a low-cost non-dispersive infrared(NDIR)sensor to measure the CO2 vertical profile and meteorological parameters of the lower troposphere(0–1000 m)in southwestern Shijiazhuang,Hebei Province,China.The sensors were onboard a tethered balloon with two processes:the ascending process and the descending process.The results showed that the overall trend of CO2 concentration decreased with height.Weather conditions and CO2 emission sources caused fluctuations in CO2 concentrations.The CO2 concentration varied from morning to afternoon due mainly to the faster spread of air mass during daytime,with strong convections and the accumulation of emissions at night.The low-cost sensor produced results consistent with the traditional gas chromatography method.The Weather Research and Forecasting model could not capture the CO2 profiles well due mainly to the bad performances in boundary layer height and the potential outdated fossil fuel emissions around the experimental site.This experiment is the first successful attempt to observe the CO2 vertical distribution in the lower troposphere by using lowcost NDIR sensors.The results help us to understand the vertical structure of CO2 in the boundary layer,and provide data for calibrating and validating transport models.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.41527901)the Provincial Key Research and Development Program of Shandong,China(No.2019JZZY010417)the Special Program of Shandong Province for Qingdao Pilot National Laboratory of Marine Science and Technology(No.2021QNLM020002).
文摘The multi-point simultaneous long-term measurement of CO_(2) concentration in seawater can provide more-valuable data for further understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of CO_(2).Thus,the requirement for a low-cost sensor with high precision,low power consumption,and a small size is becoming urgent.In this work,an in-situ sensor for CO_(2) detection in seawater,based on a permeable membrane and non-dispersive infrared(NDIR)technology,is developed.The sensor has a small size(Ф66 mm×124 mm),light weight(0.7 kg in air),low power consumption(<0.9 W),low cost(<US$1000),and high-pressure tolerance(<200 m).After laboratory performance tests,the sensor was found to have a measurement range of(0–2000)×10^(-6),and the gas linear correlation R^(2) is 0.99,with a precision of about 0.98%at a sampling rate of 1 s.A comparison measurement was carried out with a commercial sensor in a pool for 7 days,and the results showed a consistent trend.Further,the newly developed sensor was deployed in Qingdao nearshore water for 35 days.The results proved that the sensor could measure the dynamic changes of CO_(2) concentration in seawater continuously,and had the potential to carry out long-term observations on an oceanic platform.It is hoped that the sensor could be applied to field ocean observations in near future.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China[grant number 2017YFB0504000]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 41705113 and 41877312].
文摘The vertical distribution of carbon dioxide(CO2)is important for the calibration and validation of transport models and remote sensing measurements.Due to the large mass and volume of traditional instruments as well as supporting systems,in-situ measurements of the CO2 vertical profile within the boundary layer are rare.This study used a miniaturized CO2 monitoring instrument based on a low-cost non-dispersive infrared(NDIR)sensor to measure the CO2 vertical profile and meteorological parameters of the lower troposphere(0–1000 m)in southwestern Shijiazhuang,Hebei Province,China.The sensors were onboard a tethered balloon with two processes:the ascending process and the descending process.The results showed that the overall trend of CO2 concentration decreased with height.Weather conditions and CO2 emission sources caused fluctuations in CO2 concentrations.The CO2 concentration varied from morning to afternoon due mainly to the faster spread of air mass during daytime,with strong convections and the accumulation of emissions at night.The low-cost sensor produced results consistent with the traditional gas chromatography method.The Weather Research and Forecasting model could not capture the CO2 profiles well due mainly to the bad performances in boundary layer height and the potential outdated fossil fuel emissions around the experimental site.This experiment is the first successful attempt to observe the CO2 vertical distribution in the lower troposphere by using lowcost NDIR sensors.The results help us to understand the vertical structure of CO2 in the boundary layer,and provide data for calibrating and validating transport models.
