Use of an unmanned aircraft system to quantify NO<sub><i>x</i></sub> emissions from a natural gas boiler

Gullett, Brian; Aurell, Johanna; Mitchell, William; Richardson, Jennifer

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-975-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-975-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-975-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Research article

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09 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 09 Feb 2021

Use of an unmanned aircraft system to quantify NO_x emissions from a natural gas boiler

Brian Gullett, Johanna Aurell, William Mitchell, and Jennifer Richardson

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RC1: 'Comment on ‘Use of an Unmanned Aircraft System to Quantify NOx Emissions from a Natural Gas Boiler’ by Brian Gullett et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Aug 2020
- RC3: 'RE: ‘extensive laboratory testing to verify performance and suitability’', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Aug 2020
  - AC2: 'Authors' response to Referee #1's comments on Referree #2's issues about sensor quality', Brian K. Gullett, 10 Oct 2020
- AC1: 'Authors' response to RC1', Brian K. Gullett, 10 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Referee comment on “Use of an Unmanned Aircraft System to Quantify NOx Emissions from a Natural Gas Boiler”', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Aug 2020
- AC3: 'Authors' response to Referee #2', Brian K. Gullett, 10 Oct 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Brian K. Gullett on behalf of the Authors (10 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 Oct 2020) by Michel Van Roozendael

AR by Brian K. Gullett on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (11 Nov 2020) by Michel Van Roozendael

AR by Brian K. Gullett on behalf of the Authors (21 Nov 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (09 Dec 2020) by Michel Van Roozendael

AR by Brian K. Gullett on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2020)

Short summary

Aerial emission sampling of four natural gas boiler stack plumes was conducted using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) equipped with a lightweight sensor–sampling system for nitrogen oxide pollutant measurements. The results were compared to simultaneous measurements from the stacks using conventional gas extraction methods. The emission values between the two methods varied by less than 6 %, demonstrating the accuracy of UAS-based pollutant measurements against a known source concentration.

Use of an unmanned aircraft system to quantify NOx emissions from a natural gas boiler

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Use of an unmanned aircraft system to quantify NO_x emissions from a natural gas boiler