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Automated system for measuring N2O, CH4 and CO2 flows in the field
Where:
Contamination of agroecosystems caused by agricultural practices
Ubicación:
Finca Center (San Fernando de Henares)
Typology:
Infraestructura Científica y Técnica Singular (ICTS)
Manager: Antonio Vallejo García
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It consists of a Picarro G2308 CRDS N2O, CH4 and CO2 analyser, based on a laser system with cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS). It also includes automatic opening and closing chambers, making it possible to measure these flows day and night in the field.
Agriculture. Environment.
Measurement of N2O, CH4 and CO2 on agricultural land, valid for five different treatments; it allows measuring to be carried out day and night, in real field conditions.
In a field test included in projects of the group.
It is the only type of equipment with this capacity in Spain and there are only a few of them in the world.
