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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1565-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1565-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
22 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 22 Mar 2018
| 22 Mar 2018
Bootstrap inversion technique for atmospheric trace gas source detection and quantification using long open-path laser measurements
Caroline B. Alden
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Precision Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO 80309, USA
Subhomoy Ghosh
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, USA
Sean Coburn
Precision Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Colm Sweeney
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder,
CO 80309, USA
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO
80305, USA
Anna Karion
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, USA
Robert Wright
Precision Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Ian Coddington
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, USA
Gregory B. Rieker
Precision Laser Diagnostics Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Kuldeep Prasad
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, USA
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Short summary
The location and sizing leaks of methane from natural gas operations poses a real challenge for greenhouse gas emission mitigation efforts and for accurate quantification of emissions inventories. We demonstrate, with synthetic and field tests, a new statistical method for the location and sizing of small trace gas point sources dispersed over large areas, based on measurements of ambient atmospheric conditions made with long-range, open-path laser-based atmospheric observations.
The location and sizing leaks of methane from natural gas operations poses a real challenge for...
