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Main Title Simulation study for gaseous fluxes from an area source using computed tomography and optical remote sensing /
Author Hashmonay, Ram A. ; Yost, M. G. ; Harris, D. B. ; Thompson, E. L.
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Yost, Michael G.
Harris, D. Bruce.
Thompson, Edgar L.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div. ;Washington Univ., Seattle. Dept. of Environmental Health.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1999
Report Number EPA/600/A-00/063; NRMRL-RTP-P-539
Stock Number PB2000-107841
Additional Subjects Air pollution control ; Emissions ; Gases ; Fluxes ; Optics ; Remote sensing ; Measurements ; Computed tomography ; Path-integrated optical remote sensing(PI-ORS) ; Stationary sources
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NTIS  PB2000-107841 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 10 pages ; 28 cm
Abstract
The paper presents a new approach to quantifying emissions from fugitive gaseous air pollution sources. Computed tomography (CT) and path-integrated optical remote sensing (PI-ORS) concentration data are combined in a new field beam geometry. Path-integrated concentrations are sampled in a vertical plane downwind from the source along several radial beam paths. AN innovative CT technique, that applies the smooth basis function minimization (SBFM) method to the beam data in conjunction with measured win data, is used to estimate the total flux from an area source. A simulation study was conducted to evaluate the proposed methodology under two-beam geometry and configurations. This approach was found to be robust for a wide range of fluctuating wind directions. In the very sparse beam geometry examined (five paths), successful emission rates were retrieved over a 70-degree range of wind directions.
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"D.B. Harris, project officer." "Presented at SPIE Conference on Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technologies, Boston, MA, 11/98." Caption title. Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche.