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Visualizing and Quantifying Methane and Natural Gas Emission using Lasers and Small Semi-autonomous Drones

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We describe man-portable and aerial near-IR laser sensor platforms which spatially scan a laser beam to create quantitative plume images. These tools locate, visualize, and deduce natural gas (methane) emission rates at small infrastructure sources.

This paper was presented at the OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress/OSA Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the OSA website: OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2020), [paper AM4F.1](https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=ais-2020-AM4F.1&origin=search). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.