Evaluation of a micrometeorological mass balance method employing an open-path laser for measuring methane emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 39, 2004, Pages 6855-6866

  Desjardins, R L ^a   Denmead, O T ^b   Harper, L ^c   McBain, M ^a   Masse D ^a   Kaharabata, S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic methane emissions; Mass balance method; Mean horizontal flux; Open path laser based gas analyzers; Recovery rates

Indexed keywords

METHANE EMISSIONS; MICROMETEOROLOGICAL MASS BALANCE; WIND SPEED;

ANEMOMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUXES; LASER APPLICATIONS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRANSMITTERS;

METHANE;

CHLORATE; METHANE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MASS BALANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE;

ANEMOMETER; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DAIRY CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FIELD EMISSION; GAS ANALYSIS; LASER; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; MICROANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 8444239043     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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