Abstract
This paper addresses detection and characterization of chemical vapor fugitive emissions in a non scattering atmosphere by processing of remotely-sensed long-wavelength infrared spectra. The analysis approach integrates a parameterized signal model based on the radiative transfer equation with a statistical model for the infrared background. The maximum likelihood model parameter values are defined as those that maximize a Bayesian posterior probability and are estimated using a Gauss–Newton algorithm. For algorithm performance evaluation we simulate observation of fugitive emissions by augmenting plume-free measured spectra with synthetic plume signatures. As plumes become optically thick, the Gauss–Newton algorithm yields significantly more accurate estimates of chemical vapor column density and significantly more favorable plume detection statistics than clutter-matched-filter-based and adaptive-subspace-detector-based plume characterization and detection.
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