The University of Denver conducted the third year of a multi-year remote sensing study in the Los Angeles, CA area. The remote sensor used in this study is capable of measuring the ratios of CO, HC, and NO to CO2 in motor vehicle exhaust. From these ratios, we calculate the percent concentrations of CO, CO2, HC and NO in motor vehicle exhaust which would be observed by a tailpipe probe, corrected for water and any excess oxygen not involved in combustion. The system used in this study was also configured to determine the speed and acceleration of the vehicle, and was accompanied by a video system to record the license plate of the vehicle.
On-Road Remote Sensing of Automobile Emissions in the Los Angeles Area: Year 3 (Riverside)
2002
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Road Transportation , Environmental Management & Planning , Transportation , Remote sensing , Automobile exhaust , Infrared detection , Exhaust emission measurement , Contaminents , Environmental quality , Emission factors , Air pollution monitors , Air pollution sampling , Gas mixtures , Data collection , Emission control , California , Los Angeles(California) , Riverside(California) , Mobile pollutant sources , Fleet management