Optical Remote Sensing of Airborne Particulate Matter to Quantify Opacity and Mass Emissions

During the second stage of this research, a technique was developed to obtain in-situ measurements of PM mass emissions for the dust plumes that are generated from unique military activities. The method was then tested in the field to measure dust emissions from artillery back blast and tracked vehicle movement in desert areas. Dust plumes were also characterized by developing contour maps that describe the plumes' horizontal and vertical dimensions, light transmittance, and temporal variability of size specific PM mass concentrations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civl and Environmental Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Du, Ke

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rood, Mark J.

• Engineering, Environmental

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3290224

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83338