Webinars

Picarro is committed to supporting science with its advanced gas concentration and isotopic analyzers. In this webinar, we will present the latest improvements to our analyzers and share how our customers are using them in their research.

This webinar showcases PG&E’s Super Emitter Program and how PG&E has operationalized Picarro’s emissions quantification technology. The program helps PG&E reduce methane emissions in accordance with California’s emission reduction legislation. The Picarro solution combines data analytics with a vehicle-based methane emissions data collection platform and is used annually across PG&E’s gas distribution territory, resulting in the rapid identification of “Super Emitter” leaks which have especially high leak flow rates.

"Ethylene Oxide is now believed to be more harmful than previously realized and industry initiatives are underway to better characterize the risk to workers and communities. Outdoor fugitive emissions must be accurately quantified, not only at the source, such as exhaust stacks, but also at the facility fenceline and in ambient air. Indoors, the task is equally challenging when trying to characterize the air quality in places like central processing facilities, aeration and storage rooms, ventilation systems, hallways and offices. View

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is very effective for the sterilization of medical equipment and in the manufacture of plastics, glycols, detergents, solvents, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, recent studies indicate that EtO may be more harmful to humans than previously realized. Industry and regulatory initiatives are underway to better characterize the risks of exposure to workers and communities. The first step to properly characterizing the risks of exposure to EtO is getting accurate measurements of it. In this webinar Picarro and CleanAir Engineering experts reveal a new methodology for the measurement of EtO.

In this webinar, Dr Christine O’Connell (Silver Lab, Berkeley) will discuss the application of the G2508 and Eosense eosAC chamber system to studying redox and drought conditions in a montane rainforest in Puerto Rico. Dr. Nick Nickerson (Eosense) will continue the discussion with demonstration of the use of the Picarro GasScouter in an off-grid wetland deployment with the eosAC chamber system, as well as demonstration of a portable survey-style application in a coastal barren/wetland ecosystem. Dr. Gregor Lucic (Picarro) will finish up the discussion by providing an overview of how a modular approach to CRDS technology can open doors for new and exciting datasets.

Volcanoes are amazing features and a major contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere. One challenge has been to measure the carbon isotopic signature of a volcanic plume, which tells a lot about the deep processes and can potentially help forecast eruptions. This one-hour webinar will feature John Stix (Professor, McGill University) and Fiona D’Arcy (PhD student, McGill University) joined by Gregor Lucic (Application Scientist, Picarro) as they unravel the possibilities when deploying Picarro instruments in the field.

Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted from human activities. Atmospheric methane concentrations have tripled since pre-industrial times, and this increase has contributed about 20% of the global radiative forcing due to long-lived greenhouse gases. Quantifying sources of methane is therefore necessary to inform future climate change mitigation policy.

In this webinar replay Felix Vogel (Researcher, LSCE) and David Kim-Hak (Product Manager, Picarro) will introduce you to identifying urban and industrial greenhouse gas sources using the Picarro G2201-i for best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration and isotopic measurements.

In this webinar replay, learn about how Picarro's Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) technology can be used to measure soil gas flux in-situ. Dr. Nabil Saad (Picarro, Inc.) is joined by Dr. Jesper Christiansen (U. of Copenhagen) and Dr. Nick Nickerson (Eosense). Jesper and Nick have hands-on experience with Picarro's G2508 Soil Flux System and they share their experience and results in achieving lower detection limits in gas flux measurements during the webinar.

Listen to Adam Subhas (California Institute of Technology), Nick Rollins (University of Southern California) and Nabil Saad (Picarro, Inc.) discuss making accurate and precise total carbon and δ13C measurements on discrete samples using a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Spectrometer and the Liaison Introduction System. Adam and Nick will demonstrate how Picarro carbon isotope analyzers can be coupled to an Automate FX for seawater DIC measurements and solid carbonates, and to an Elemental Analyzer for organic carbon measurements and TOC. Adam will also share recent results from calcite dissolution experiments that are designed to probe the global carbon cycle and how the saturation state of the oceans can drive changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide. You can also view Subhas et al. (2015) here.

This webinar, featuring Riley Duren from NASA/JPL and Caltech, and Graham Leggett, Picarro, Inc., will focus on urban carbon emissions monitoring. Riley will share his experiences from deploying the LA Megacities Project and the goals of their research. Graham will present information about how Picarro technology has facilitated the development of such networks, including providing information on the Picarro G2301 and G2401 for best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration measurements. If you are interested in learning about urban networks for monitoring GHGs, or considering deploying a network yourself, this is the webinar for you!

This webinar, featuring Dr. Niels Munksgaard of James Cook University and Charles Darwin University, and Dr. Kate Dennis, Picarro will review how membrane-extraction technology has been coupled to CRDS for ocean science applications. In particular, we will discuss the new Picarro Continuous Water Sampler for real-time analysis of of δ¹⁸O and δ²H in liquid water.

Please register to view a playback recording of this webinar featuring Picarro Research Fellow, Chris Rella, PhD and Application Specialist, Caleb Arata. They discuss how carbon isotopes measurements are made via Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and how careful calibration can improve the stability of measurements for demanding atmospheric applications. If you want to learn more about how to optimize your calibration protocol and field set up for measuring δ¹³C in ambient atmospheric CO₂ and CH₄, this is the webinar for you!

Please register to view a playback recording of this webinar, featuring Professor Richard Farrell (University of Saskatchewan) and Dr. Nabil Saad (Picarro). They discuss the application and underlying technology that enabled Prof. Farrell to partition residue-derived and residue-induced emissions of N₂O from agricultural lands using ¹⁵N-labelled crop residues. If you are interested in learning more about how nitrogen isotopes can be applied to soil and agriculture studies, or are interested in Picarro's mid infrared Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy platform, this is the webinar for you!

Listen to Picarro’s Applications Specialist Derek Fleck share his latest in soil flux application collaboration with UC Berkeley, as well as Nick Nickerson from Forerunner Research sharing the latest advancements in soil chamber technology.

Please register to view our recorded webinar on the theory of 17O-excess measurements in water. Professor Eric Steig from the University of Washington who will discuss his research from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide core.

The live webinar will also feature Kate Dennis, Ph.D., from Picarro discussing the latest advancements in Picarro water isotope instrumentation.