Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from coal fires using airborne and ground-based methods

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 147-151

  Engle, Mark A ^a   Radke, Lawrence F ^b,c   Heffern, Edward L ^d   O'Keefe, Jennifer M K ^e   Smeltzer, Charles D ^f   Hower, James C ^g   Hower, Judith M ^h   Prakash, Anupma ⁱ   Kolker, Allan ^j   Eatwell, Robert J ^c   ter Schure, Arnout ^k   Queen, Gerald ^d   Aggen, Kerry L ^d   Stracher, Glenn B ^l   Henke, Kevin R ^g   Olea, Ricardo A ^j   Román Colón, Yomayra ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Airborne Research Consultants   (United States)

^d BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^e MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h Geomed Associates   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^j U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^k ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Coal fires; Greenhouse gases; Powder River Basin; Thermal infrared imaging

Indexed keywords

COAL FIRES; COMBUSTION GAS; GROUND BASED; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; POWDER RIVER BASIN; THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING; WYOMING ,USA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; FIRES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT FLUX; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); WATERSHEDS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INFRARED IMAGERY; METHANE; MITIGATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055002771     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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