FluxSense, Inc. Solar Occultation Flux(SOF) by Open-Path Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrometry(OP-FTIR) and Ultraviolet Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (UV-DOAS) Measurements

A panel with expertise in optical remote sensing and realworld source measurements (“Panel”) was assembled with the purpose of providing an independent critical review of the FluxSense method and its ability to quantify facility-wide emissions (i e , fluxes) of methane (CH4), non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOCs), benzene, BTEX (i.e., benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). This report is a product of that review.

This research has been supported by funding from the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API). The contents and conclusions of this report are the responsibility of the listed authors. The consulting group Ramboll served as technical editor for the report.

Authors
Peter G. Zemek, Ph.D.,
Montrose Environmental Group

Robert T. Menzies, Ph.D.,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (retired)

Mark Yocke, Ph.D.,
Exponent

John Watson, Ph.D.,
Desert Research Institute

Curtis T. Laush, Ph.D.,
Geosyntec Consultants