In June 2011, scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center joined a multi-institute team of researchers to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry lake bed and the neighboring environment in Railroad Valley, Nevada. Measurements were taken from the ground and onboard two aircraft, and the data will be compared to those measured by the GOSAT satellite. During the campaign, the Ames team conducted a series of flights with an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) known as SIERRA and with a modified Alpha Jet. Methane emissions were also measured from hot and cold springs in the area, and soil microbiology was explored to determine the origin of the methane. This talk will describe the instrumentation and airborne platforms used, as well as preliminary results.
NASA Science in the Middle of Nowhere: Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Railroad Valley, NV
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting ; 2011 ; San Francisco, CA, United States
2011-12-07
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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