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Main Title Remote sensing of hydrocarbons and toxic pollutants : workshop minutes /
Author Hall, F. F.
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Hall, Freeman F.,
McElroy, James L.
CORP Author Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Environmental Research Center.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory ; Distributed by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA 600/9-90/009; CR814002
Stock Number PB90-186370
OCLC Number 37399419
Subjects Remote sensing ; Spectroadiometer ; Optical radar
Additional Subjects Meetings ; Air pollution ; Remote sensing ; Hydrocarbons ; Comparison ; Monitoring ; Toxic substances ; Airborne detection
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EHAM  EPA 600/9-90/009 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 05/25/2016
NTIS  PB90-186370 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iv, 64 pages ; 28 cm
Abstract
A number of remote sensing techniques are now available for monitoring hydrocarbons and toxic airborne pollutants. Filter and dispersive spectroradiometers (line integral in ppb range; cost about $35K) with restricted versatility are sold commercially. The more versatile FTIR's (line integral in ppb range; cost $50-100K) and DIAL's (range-resolve in ppm range; cost $100-200K) are now becoming commercially available. Automatic, unattended field operation has been successfully demonstrated for several types of such adaptable remote sensing systems. FTIR's and DIAL's complement each other in identifying a pollutant's presence and its spatial extent; there is potential for improving their performance by a factor of ten or more in the next ten years. Much of the promise for FTIR's lies in their reliance on computer software and hardware to perform the frequency analyses and to access the stored libraries of reference spectra. If avalanche photodiodes for the thermal infrared can be made feasible for field work, there is a potential for an additional order of magnitude or more of performance improvement. Rapid line-tuning will be easier as the development of optical modulators for the infrared progresses.
Notes
Cover title. "EPA 600/9-90/009"--Written on cover. "Cooperative agreement no. CR814002." "Project officer, James L. McElroy." Includes bibliographical references.