CORP Author |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. ;MDA Scientific, Inc., Norcross, GA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
Abstract |
Enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 has resulted in increased ambient air monitoring needs for industry, some of which may be met efficiently using open-path optical remote sensing techniques. These techniques include Fourier transform spectroscopy, differential optical absorption spectroscopy, laser long-path absorption, differential absorption lidar, and gas cell correlation spectroscopy. With this regulatory impetus, it is an opportune time to consider applying these technologies to the remote and/or path-averaged measurement and monitoring of toxic gases covered by the CAAA. The article reviews the optical remote sensing technology and literature for that application. (Copyright (c) 1992 Air and Waste Management Association.) |