Title :
Tunable infrared laser differential absorption spectroscopy (TILDAS) monitors for atmospheric trace gases
Author :
Kolb, Charles E. ; McManus, J Barry ; Nelson, David D. ; Zahniser, Mark S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Chem. & Environ. Phys., Aerodyne Res. Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Environmental applications of mid-IR TILDAS instruments including: the measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes from natural and agricultural landscapes; the mapping of urban pollutants to identify and quantify emission sources; and the measurement of automobile exhaust emissions from on-road vehicles are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
air pollution measurement; chemical variables measurement; infrared spectroscopy; remote sensing by laser beam; spectrochemical analysis; TILDAS; agricultural landscapes; atmospheric trace gases; automobile exhaust emissions; emission sources; environmental applications; greenhouse gas fluxes; mid-IR TILDAS instruments; on-road vehicles; tunable infrared laser differential absorption spectroscopy; urban pollutant mapping; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gas lasers; Global warming; Infrared spectra; Instruments; Land pollution; Pollution measurement; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; Urban pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571565
