Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline
Abstract Cities are now home to more than 50% of the world’s population and emit large quantities of pollutants from sources such as fossil fuel combustion and the leakage of refrigerants. We demonstrate the utility of persistent synoptic longwave hyperspectral imaging to study the ongoing leakage o...
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| author | Masoud Ghandehari Milad Aghamohamadnia Gregory Dobler Andreas Karpf Kerry Buckland Jun Qian Steven Koonin |
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| description | Abstract Cities are now home to more than 50% of the world’s population and emit large quantities of pollutants from sources such as fossil fuel combustion and the leakage of refrigerants. We demonstrate the utility of persistent synoptic longwave hyperspectral imaging to study the ongoing leakage of refrigerant gases in New York City, compounds that either deplete the stratosphere ozone or have significant global warming potential. In contrast to current monitoring programs that are based on country-level reporting or aggregate measures of emissions, we present the identification of gaseous plumes with high spatial and temporal granularity in real-time over the skyline of Manhattan. The reported data highlights the emission of chemicals scheduled for phase-out. Our goal is to contribute to better understanding of the composition, sources, concentration, prevalence and patterns of emissions for the purposes of both research and policy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-139a8fa169694322940171ed7256039d2022-12-21T22:59:31ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222017-06-017111010.1038/s41598-017-02390-zMapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City SkylineMasoud Ghandehari0Milad Aghamohamadnia1Gregory Dobler2Andreas Karpf3Kerry Buckland4Jun Qian5Steven Koonin6New York University, Tandon School of EngineeringNew York University, Tandon School of EngineeringNew York University, Center for Urban Science and ProgressNew York University, Center for Urban Science and ProgressThe Aerospace CorporationThe Aerospace CorporationNew York University, Center for Urban Science and ProgressAbstract Cities are now home to more than 50% of the world’s population and emit large quantities of pollutants from sources such as fossil fuel combustion and the leakage of refrigerants. We demonstrate the utility of persistent synoptic longwave hyperspectral imaging to study the ongoing leakage of refrigerant gases in New York City, compounds that either deplete the stratosphere ozone or have significant global warming potential. In contrast to current monitoring programs that are based on country-level reporting or aggregate measures of emissions, we present the identification of gaseous plumes with high spatial and temporal granularity in real-time over the skyline of Manhattan. The reported data highlights the emission of chemicals scheduled for phase-out. Our goal is to contribute to better understanding of the composition, sources, concentration, prevalence and patterns of emissions for the purposes of both research and policy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02390-z |
| spellingShingle | Masoud Ghandehari Milad Aghamohamadnia Gregory Dobler Andreas Karpf Kerry Buckland Jun Qian Steven Koonin Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline Scientific Reports |
| title | Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline |
| title_full | Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline |
| title_fullStr | Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline |
| title_short | Mapping Refrigerant Gases in the New York City Skyline |
| title_sort | mapping refrigerant gases in the new york city skyline |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02390-z |
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