The NOVAC community has developed a number of software packages to facilitate data transfer, analysis, and visualization. These applications are designed specifically for use with data collected by Scanning and Mobile DOAS instruments distributed by NOVAC.
The official NOVAC software, which includes the latest versions of the NOVAC Program and MobileDOAS, is available through the GitHub portal: https://github.com/NOVACProject.
MobileDOAS version 6.5 was released on 1 May 2024. This version consists of separate executables depending on the type of spectrometer to be used for the measurements.
Avantes and Ocean Optics spectrometers are supported:
MobileDOAS_v6.5_Avantes
MobileDOAS_v6.5_OceanOptics
Ocean Optics spectrometers require OmniDriver (version 2.37) to be installed as well.
The most up to date NOVAC manual, which covers both instrumentation and software, is available here:
https://github.com/NOVACProject/NOVACProgram/tree/master/doc
Please report any encountered bugs or requests for new features as “Issues” in the appropriate GitHub repository.
Links to additional software packages that members of the NOVAC community may find useful are provided below. These are not officially endorsed by NOVAC and may not have comprehensive documentation but are provided here for convenience.
DOAS Intelligent System (DOASIS, v. 3.2.3505)
Kraus, S. (2006) DOASIS – A Framework Design for DOAS. PhD Thesis, University of Mannheim, https://www.shaker.eu/en/content/catalogue/index.asp?lang=en&ID=8&ISBN=978-3-8322-5452-0
mDOAS (v. 3.19)
Kern C, Lerner AH, Elias T, et al (2020) Quantifying gas emissions associated with the 2018 rift eruption of Kīlauea Volcano using ground-based DOAS measurements. Bull Volcanol 82. doi: 10.1007/s00445-020-01390-8
NOVAC Explorer (v1.08)
A basic tool for exploring and plotting SO2 emission rates measured with NOVAC Scanning DOAS instruments. Contact Christoph Kern for details
All software (official and unofficial) is provided by the copyright holders and contributors “as is” and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are disclaimed.