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Andrew K. Thorpe

Research Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2012 Paper

Point source emissions mapping using the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS)

Andrew Thorpe, Dar Roberts, Philip Dennison, Eliza Bradley, Christopher Funk

Proceedings Volume 8390, 839013 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918958

KEYWORDS: Short wave infrared radiation, Ocean optics, Infrared radiation, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Image filtering, Absorption, NOx, Carbon dioxide

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The Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) measures reflected solar radiation in the shortwave infrared and has been used to map methane (CH4) using both a radiative transfer technique [1] and a band ratio method [2]. However, these methods are best suited to water bodies with high sunglint and are not well suited for terrestrial scenes. In this study, a cluster-tuned matched filter algorithm originally developed by Funk et al. [3] for synthetic thermal infrared data was used for gas plume detection over more heterogeneous backgrounds. This approach permits mapping of CH₄, CO₂ (carbon dioxide), and N₂O (nitrous oxide) trace gas emissions in multiple AVIRIS scenes for terrestrial and marine targets. At the Coal Oil Point marine seeps offshore of Santa Barbara, CA, strong CH₄ anomalies were detected that closely resemble results obtained using the band ratio index. CO₂ anomalies were mapped for a fossil-fuel power plant, while multiple N₂O and CH₄ anomalies were present at the Hyperion wastewater treatment facility in Los Angeles, CA. Nearby, smaller CH₄ anomalies were also detected immediately downwind of hydrocarbon storage tanks and centered on a flaring stack at the Inglewood Gas Plant. Improving these detection methods might permit gas detection over large search areas, e.g. identifying fugitive CH₄ emissions from damaged natural gas pipelines or hydraulic fracturing. Further, this technique could be applied to other trace gasses with distinct absorption features and to data from planned instruments such as AVIRISng, the NEON Airborne Observation Platform (AOP), and the visible-shortwave infrared (VSWIR) sensor on the proposed HyspIRI satellite.

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