Mapping air contaminant concentrations using remote sensing FTIR

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 429-438

  Li, Yan ^a   Wang, Junde ^a   Huang, Zhonghua ^a   Zhou, Xuetie ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

FTIR; Gas monitoring; Mapping; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTOUR MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; METHANOL; REMOTE SENSING;

PATH-INTEGRATED CONCENTRATIONS; SPATIAL MAPPING;

AIR POLLUTION;

CHLOROFORM; METHANOL;

AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KRIGED MAP; OPTICS; PATH INTEGRATED CONCENTRATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL MAPPING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHLOROFORM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; METHANOL; OPTICS; SOLVENTS; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0037219529     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120016905     Document Type: Article

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