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The detection of carbon dioxide leaks using quasi-tomographic laser absorption spectroscopy measurements in variable
Zachary H Levine1, Adam L Pintar1, Jeremy T Dobler2
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, USA.
Abstract:
Laser absorption spectroscopy (LAS) has been used over the last several decades for the measurement of trace gasses in the atmosphere. For over a decade, LAS measurements from multiple sources and tens of retroreflectors have been combined with sparse-sample tomography methods to estimate the 2-D distribution of trace gas concentrations and underlying fluxes from point-like sources. In this work, we consider the ability of such a system to detect and estimate the position and rate of a single point leak which may arise as a failure mode for carbon dioxide storage. The leak is assumed to be at a constant rate giving rise to a plume with a concentration and distribution that depend on the wind velocity. We demonstrate the ability of our approach to detect a leak using numerical simulation and also present a preliminary measurement.
