Abstract:
Oceanic trace gases were measured onboard the NASA DC-8 flying laboratory during the NASA Atmospheric Tomography field campaign with the intent to examine the spatial and temporal fluctuations to the global distribution of these species, as well as establish a dataset of global background levels for future use in the validation of satellites and the constraint of chemical transport models. Airborne in situ measurements of VOCs were obtained via the UC Irvine whole air sampler (WAS) system and analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.