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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2457
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2457
06 Nov 2023
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New infrared spectroscopy instrument for reliable low humidity water vapour isotopic composition measurements

Mathieu Casado, Amaelle Landais, Tim Stoltmann, Justin Chaillot, Mathieu Daëron, Frédéric Prié, Baptiste Bordet, and Samir Kassi

Abstract. In situ measurements of water vapour isotopic composition in Polar Regions has provided needed constrains of post-deposition processes involved in the archiving of the climatic signal in ice core records. During polar winter, the temperatures are so low that current commercial techniques are not able to measure the vapour isotopic composition with enough precision. Here, we make use of new developments in infrared spectroscopy and combine an optical feedback frequency stabilised laser source (OFFS technique) using a V-shaped optical cavity (VCOF) and a high-finesse cavity ring down cavity (CRDS) which yield sufficient precision to measure isotopic composition at water mixing ratios down to 1 ppmv. Indeed, thanks to the stabilisation of the laser by the VCOF, the instrument suffers extremely low drift and very high signal to noise ratio. Using new constrains on the fitting technique, the instrument is additionally not hindered by a large isotope-humidity response which at low humidity can create extensive biases on commercial instruments.

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08 Aug 2024
Reliable water vapour isotopic composition measurements at low humidity using frequency-stabilised cavity ring-down spectroscopy
Mathieu Casado, Amaelle Landais, Tim Stoltmann, Justin Chaillot, Mathieu Daëron, Fréderic Prié, Baptiste Bordet, and Samir Kassi
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 4599–4612, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4599-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-4599-2024, 2024
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Measuring water isotopic composition in Antarctica is difficult because of the extremely cold...
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