Remote sampling of a CO2 point source in an urban setting

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 5287-5294

  Sparks, Nathan ^a   Toumi, Ralf ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Averaging time; Eddy covariance; Emissions monitoring; Plume; Pulse

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING TIME; EDDY COVARIANCE; EMISSIONS MONITORING; PLUME; PULSE;

POWER PLANTS; SPEED; WIND EFFECTS;

MONITORING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EDDY COVARIANCE; MIXING RATIO; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POWER PLANT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WIND POWER;

EID: 78049233271     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.048     Document Type: Article

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