Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15, 3611–3628, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3611-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15, 3611–3628, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3611-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
Research article
15 Jun 2022
Research article | 15 Jun 2022

Evaluation of two common source estimation measurement strategies using large-eddy simulation of plume dispersion under neutral atmospheric conditions

Anja Ražnjević et al.

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AR by Anja Ražnjević on behalf of the Authors (19 May 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 May 2022) by Cléo Quaresma Dias-Junior
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 May 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (31 May 2022)
ED: Publish as is (01 Jun 2022) by Cléo Quaresma Dias-Junior
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Short summary
We evaluate two widely used observational techniques (Other Test Method (OTM) 33A and car drive-bys) that estimate point source gas emissions. We performed our analysis on high-resolution plume dispersion simulation. For car drive-bys we found that at least 15 repeated measurements were needed to get within 40 % of the true emissions. OTM 33A produced large errors in estimation (50 %–200 %) due to its sensitivity to dispersion coefficients and underlying simplifying assumptions.
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