<title>Generating well-characterized chemical plumes for remote sensing research</title>

Abstract

In the interest of remote sensing research, equipment and techniques have been developed to generate heated plumes with controlled and well-characterized temperature and composition profiles. This report describes the construction of a plume generating device as well as the field operations involved in creating and monitoring heated plumes for research purposes. Performance specifications for the plume generator and its components are provided and typical FTIR validation data are included that illustrate the device's capabilities.