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Completed TRL 7 (started at 1, targeting 7)
We propose to develop an optical detection technique that can be used to measure NO2 with a balloon-borne sonde (in a follow-on IRAD). This IRAD, we intend to see if this measurement works in a lab environment.
Ultimately create a small, balloon-borne sonde that measures NO2.
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