Issue 5, 2023

In situ drift correction for a low-cost NO2 sensor network

Abstract

Twelve low-cost NO2 sensors (LCSs) underwent multiple bi-weekly collocations with a NO2 reference monitor to develop a robust calibration model unique to several periods throughout a summer deployment (April 2021, to October 2021). It was found that a single calibration based on an initial two-week collocation would not hold up in the variable environmental conditions that Phoenix, Arizona experiences in the summer. Temperature, relative humidity, and ozone prove to be critical parameters that would need to be corrected for in the calibration model. Therefore, we developed a period-specific calibration that is re-trained every six weeks to better account for the conditions during that period. This calibration improved sensor performance compared to the sensor manufacturer calibration, yielding an average root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 3.8 ppb and an R2 of 0.82 compared to 19.5 ppb and 0.42 when evaluated against reference NO2 measurements. This improved calibration allowed for more accurate NO2 measurements utilizing LCSs in a sensor network that would not be possible from the out-of-the-box calibration.

Graphical abstract: In situ drift correction for a low-cost NO2 sensor network

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 окт 2022
Accepted
22 мар 2023
First published
29 мар 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2023,3, 894-904

In situ drift correction for a low-cost NO2 sensor network

J. A. Miech, L. Stanton, M. Gao, P. Micalizzi, J. Uebelherr, P. Herckes and M. P. Fraser, Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2023, 3, 894 DOI: 10.1039/D2EA00145D

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