Operational Status:
- requestable, ready for deployment
General Description:
Full Name: Nitric Oxide Chemiluminescence Ozone Instrument
Short Name or Acronym: Fast-Response Ozone
Model if applicable:
Measurements Provided: Ozone Mixing Ratio at 1- and 5-Hz
Manufacturer or Builder of the Instrument: NCAR ACD
When Acquired: 2006
Operational Status:
General Description: 
Calibration Methods and Performance Specifications: 
Time Response: 
History of Significant Changes to the Instrument: 
Description of Software, Data Handling, and Data Flow:
Software Components (data acquisition, display, processing, and analysis): LabView data acquisition, UDP interface to RAF ADS for real time preliminary data visualization, Matlab processing and analysis software
Data Processing Chain (from flight to archival): Data processing follows the standard data path for RAF measurements: instrument -> NIDAS -> nimbus -> netCDF archives. See this page for more information. In addition some post-processing is applied to improve the measurements: Correction for humidity interference (<= 10%) Synchronization to other measurements (adjustment for inlet-induced time lag)
QA Procedures and Needs: Check for unexpected behaviors in timing or detector signal; comparison to other tracer behaviors
Safety Issues: Safe handling of pure nitric oxide requires special training and procedures. CARI staff assume this responsibility, with procedures approved by UCAR SASS and FAA Mechanical Systems DER.
Examples of Measurements:
Lead Contact: Teresa Campos
Paper documenting time response, with accompanying figures
Internal users: See http://wiki.eol.ucar.edu/rafscience/FastO3 (last edited 2012-12-08)