West Systems Methane and Carbon Dioxide diffuse flux meter

Trade name
West Systems high resolution Methane and Carbon Dioxide diffuse flux meter with equipment, software and palmtop
Technical description

The device measures methane and carbon dioxide emissions directly in the field. The operation of the device consists in taking air from above the soil surface, which accumulates in the accumulation chamber. Then, the components are fed into detectors connected in series, in which the concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide are determined. The device is equipped with two detectors: methane WS-CH4-TLD (range from 0.1 ppm to 10 vol%) and carbon dioxide LI820 (NDIR) (range from 0 to 20,000 ppm).

Conditions for providing infrastructure

With the consent of the head of the Department of Energy Resources and under the supervision of the laboratory supervisor.

Type of accreditation / certificate:
Not applicable
Access type
External
Research capabilities

Possibility to determine the concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide over time. Determination of methane and carbon dioxide flux.

Last update date
May 27, 2023, 3:18 p.m.
Year of commissioning
2016
Measurement capabilities

Methane detector WS-CH4-TLD (range from 0.1 ppm to 10 vol%) and carbon dioxide LI820 (NDIR) detector (range from 0 to 20,000 ppm).

Methane Flux Measurement range: from 0.5 mmol/m2/d to1000 mol/m2/d.

Carbon dioxide Flux Measurement range: from 1 mmol/m2/d to 300 mol/m2/d.

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Detectors
Detectors
Emission measurement
Emission measurement
Emission measurement
Emission measurement
Flux meter
Flux meter