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Applicability of Semiconductor Methane Sensors for Measuring Methane Emission from the Surface of a Water Body

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The applicability of semiconductor methane sensors designed for detection of explosive concentrations of gases in rooms to the study of background methane contents in the atmosphere and its emissions from the surface of a water body is studied. An experimental prototype of the methane sensor is designed. To increase the accuracy of determining the methane content in air, the calibration procedure is suggested where the ambient humidity, temperature, and pressure are taken into account. Laboratory and field experiments show that TGS sensors are capable of detecting variations in the methane contents from 0.1 ppm and higher and can be mounted in floating chambers used to determine methane emissions from the water surface. The experimental setup is described; the results of calibration and selection of the best parametric model are presented. Recommendations for further development of the device are given.

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Funding

The work was supported by PJSC RusHydro (contract no. 010-416-2021 dated April 26, 2021) and the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 22-47-04408). The development of the sensor was carried out with the aim of organizing under-aircraft observations with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2021-934). The work was partially supported by the Government of the Tyumen oblast within the Western Siberian Interregional Scientific and Educational Center of the World Level Program, “Science” national project.

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  1. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), 141701, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A. D. Mershavka, R. D. Makarov & E. A. Denisov

  2. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119017, Moscow, Russia

    A. D. Mershavka & I. A. Repina

  3. Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    I. A. Repina

  4. Yugra State University, 628011, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

    I. A. Repina

  5. Main Geophysical Observatory, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. M. Ivakhov

  6. Central Aerological Observatory, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A. D. Lykov

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Mershavka, A.D., Repina, I.A., Makarov, R.D. et al. Applicability of Semiconductor Methane Sensors for Measuring Methane Emission from the Surface of a Water Body. Atmos Ocean Opt 36, 400–414 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856023040097

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