====== Tunable Diode Laser Hygrometer (TDL) ====== * Description: Laser Hygrometer * Manafacturer: Maycomm Research Company * Model Number: AC19-400 * UND Tag Number: 103510 * Calibration Mixing Ratio Equations: * TDL mixing ratios ≥ 4801.7 ppmv: w = 10^{1.2649*(log10(wTDL))2-7.8797*log10(wTDL)+15.6} * TDL mixing ratios < 4801.7 ppmv: w = 10^{1.049*log10(wTDL)-0.1273} *Calibration was done on Dec. 2, 2008 at NCAR *Calibration excel sheet is found under /nas/und/Documentation/ directory. * Calibration Pressure Equation: slope: 0.9881 offset: 11.4694 *Calibration was done on March 11, 2009 at UND *Calibration excel sheet is found under /nas/und/Documentation/ directory. ===== Problems ===== * [[iop1]] * [[atmos:citation:instruments:tdl:mpace:home|mpace]] * [[sikorsky]] * [[2005_summer]] * [[2006_spring]] * Febuary 26, 2011 Getting poor air sampling quality. Moved the TDL to the back left rack to shorten up air sampling length. * [[2015_leak]] ===== Blog ===== * 140524 - Cleaned the TDL. * 140524 - Switched the Intake and Exit lines on the fuselage ports. * 151013 - Cleaned the TDL. * 151109 - Cleaned the TDL. ===== Procedures ===== * [[tdl_inlet|Inlet]] * [[tdl_cleaning|Cleaning Procedure]] * [[tdl_laptop_comm|Laptop Communications]]