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Research article
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30 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 30 Mar 2020
| 30 Mar 2020
Testing the near-field Gaussian plume inversion flux quantification technique using unmanned aerial vehicle sampling
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Joseph R. Pitt
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Hugo Ricketts
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
J. Brian Leen
ABB – Los Gatos Research, 3055 Orchard Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Paul I. Williams
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Khristopher Kabbabe
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Martin W. Gallagher
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Grant Allen
Centre for Atmospheric Science, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Short summary
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with large flux uncertainties from facility-scale sources, such as natural gas extraction infrastructure. A recently developed flux quantification method was successfully tested by flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) downwind of 22 controlled atmospheric methane releases. The UAVs were used to derive high-precision atmospheric methane measurements. The UAV methodology was successful in both detecting the release and providing a rough flux estimate.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with large flux uncertainties from facility-scale sources,...
