Lidar based particulate flux measurement of agricultural field operations
Document Type
Presentation
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Air Quality VIII International Conference on Carbon Management, Mercury, Trace Substances, Sox, Nox, and Particulate Matter
Location
Washington, D.C.
Publication Date
10-1-2011
Abstract
Ground based remote sensing technologies such as scanning lidar systems (light detection and ranging) are increasingly being used to characterize ambient aerosols due to key advantages (i.e., wide area of regard (10 km2), fast response time, high spatial resolution (<10 m) and high sensitivity). Scanning lidar allows for 3D imaging of atmospheric motion and aerosol variability. Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University, in conjunction with the USDA-ARS, has developed and successfully deployed a three-wavelength lidar system called Aglite to characterize particles in diverse settings. Aglite generates near real-time imagery of particle size distribution and size-segregated mass concentration in addition to the ability to calculate whole facility emission rates. Based on over nine years of field and laboratory experience, we present concentration and emission rate results from various measurements in military and civilian deployments.
Recommended Citation
Wojcik, M.D., K. Moore, C.C. Marchant, V.V. Zavyalov, R.S. Martin, J.L. Hatfield, J.H. Prueger (2011), Lidar based particulate flux measurement of agricultural field operations, Air Quality VIII International Conference on Carbon Management, Mercury, Trace Substances, SOx, NOx, and Particulate Matter, Washington, DC, October, 2011.
