Dynamic quantification of methane emissions at facility scale using laser tomography: demonstration of a farm deployment

Scheel, Kenneth; Vänskä, Elias; Weidmann, Damien; Ursin, Aku

doi:10.5194/amt-19-2343-2026

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-2343-2026

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10 Apr 2026

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Dynamic quantification of methane emissions at facility scale using laser tomography: demonstration of a farm deployment

Kenneth Scheel, Elias Vänskä, Damien Weidmann, and Aku Ursin

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