CO₂/H₂O Analysis

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Although CO₂/H₂O analysis tends to focus on atmospheric CO₂ and global climate change, there are many other applications that require CO₂ and water vapor measurements. These include research, industrial, and management applications such as volcano monitoring, plant productivity research, greenhouse monitoring, in-door air quality monitoring, industrial process control, and others.

Common research fields that use CO₂/H₂O analysis are:

Atmospheric monitoring
Eddy covariance flux measurements
pCO₂/DIC measurements
Photosynthesis measurements
Soil CO₂/H₂O exchange
Evaporation/transpiration
Respiration

Common management and industrial processes that use CO₂/H₂O analysis:

Industrial process control
Indoor air quality management
Food quality control
Fruit and vegetable storage
Greenhouse control systems
CO₂ Sequestration and storage
Semiconductor industry

As the lists above indicate, CO₂/H₂O analysis is used in a large variety of applications. No single analyzer fits the diverse needs of this variety of applications.

When considering an analyzer for your application, some things to consider include power requirements, response time, accuracy requirements, precision, and whether open or closed path is needed. In addition, some applications require the use of automated communications protocols and on-board data storage capacity. By addressing the needs of your application, you can choose the analyzer that is best suited for your application. Contact LI-COR Biosciences to learn more about how our CO₂/H₂O analyzers can be used in your application.