摘要: |
The University of Denver conducted a five-day remote sensing study in the La Brea, California area in October of 2003. The remote sensor used in this study measures the ratios of CO, HC, and NO to CO2 in motor vehicle exhaust. From these ratios, we calculate the percent concentrations of CO, CO2, HC and NO in the exhaust that would be observed by a tailpipe probe, corrected for water and any excess oxygen not involved in combustion. Mass emissions per mass or volume of fuel can also be determined. The system used in this study was configured to determine the speed and acceleration of the vehicle, and was accompanied by a video system to record the license plate of the vehicle. Five days of fieldwork, October 27-31, 2003, were conducted as vehicles entered I-10 eastbound frontage road from La Brea Blvd. in west Lost Angles basin. A database was compiled containing 25,847 records. Of these records, the State of California provided make and model year information on 20,191 which contained valid measurements for at least CO and CO2, and most contained valid measurements for HC and NO as well. |