This work introduces a new fully automated FTIR system for ground-based total column measurements of atmospheric greenhouse gases. It is part of the Total Carbon Column Observation Network (TCCON), which has the main role to provide data for calibration and validation of satellite based measurements…
The goal of this thesis was to develop and build a fully automated FTIR system for total column measurements of atmospheric trace gases. As part of TCCON, it is planned to install the system in the tropics where such measurements are very sparse. The designated site is Ascension Island, a British oversea…