Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics www.atmos-chem-phys.net 1680-7316 1680-7324 6 10 2006 10.5194/acp-6-3163-2006 http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3163/2006/ http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3163/2006/acp-6-3163-2006.html http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3163/2006/acp-6-3163-2006.pdf 3163 3180 2006-08-01 Technical note: Evaluation of standard ultraviolet absorption ozone monitors in a polluted urban environment E. J. Dunlea edward.dunlea@colorado.edu S. C. Herndon D. D. Nelson R. M. Volkamer B. K. Lamb E. J. Allwine M. Grutter C. R. Ramos Villegas C. Marquez S. Blanco B. Cardenas C. E. Kolb L. T. Molina M. J. Molina Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bldg. 54, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Aerodyne Research Inc., 45 Manning Road, Billerica MA 01821-3876, USA Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 101 Sload Hall, Spokane Street, Pullman, WA 99164-2910, USA Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Agricultura 21, Piso 1, Col. Escandon, Del. M. Hidalgo, CP 11800, Mexico, D.F., Mexico Centro Nacional de Investigacion y Capacitacion Ambiental-INE, Av. Periférico 5000, Col. Insurgentes Cuicuilco, CP 04530, Mexico, D.F. Mexico now at: University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, UCB 216, Boulder, CO 80309, USA The performance of the EPA Federal Equivalent Method (FEM) technique for monitoring ambient concentrations of O₃ via ultraviolet absorption (UV) has been evaluated using data from the Mexico City Metropolitan Area field campaign (MCMA-2003). Comparisons of UV O₃ monitors with open path Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) and open path Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy instruments in two locations revealed average discrepancies in the measured concentrations between +13% to −18%. Good agreement of two separate open path DOAS measurements at one location indicated that spatial and temporal inhomogeneities were not substantially influencing comparisons of the point sampling and open path instruments. 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