Remote imaging of controlled gas releases using active and passive infrared imaging systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3061, Issue , 1997, Pages 269-278

  Kulp, Thomas J ^a   Powers, Peter E ^a   Kennedy, Randall B ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas detection; Infrared imaging; Laser radar; Lidar; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS DETECTORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; LASERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OPTICAL RADAR; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING;

BACK SCATTERED; FIELD TESTS; FIELD TRIALS; FOCAL-PLANE ARRAYS; GAS DETECTION; GAS RELEASES; LASER ILLUMINATIONS; LASER RADAR; LIDAR; PASSIVE INFRARED; REAL-TIME VIDEOS; REMOTE IMAGING;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 0038618810     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.280321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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