Multi-Source emission determination using an inverse-dispersion technique

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-30

  Flesch, Thomas K ^a   Harper, Lowry A ^b   Desjardins, Raymond L ^c   Gao, Zhiling ^d   Crenna, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Condition number; Dispersion modelling; Emission rates; Inverse dispersion; Open path laser

Indexed keywords

CONDITION NUMBER; DISPERSION MODELLING; EMISSION RATES; INVERSE DISPERSION; OPEN PATH LASER;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; NUMBER THEORY; SENSORS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; LASER METHOD; PREDICTION; SENSOR;

EID: 67349151151     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9387-1     Document Type: Article

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