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Environment

Greenhouse Gas Measurements

Engineering Lab Fire Research Division

The Engineering Laboratory (EL), Fire Research Division participate in the NIST Greenhouse Gas and Climate Science Measurements Program through their work in the following projects. Project descriptions and research contact is provided below.

	Standards Test Beds for Greenhouse Gas Emissions – (R. Bryant, EL and A. Johnson, PML) Goal: to create a well-characterized and highly accurate reference measurement system at near industrial scale to serve as a test bed for carbon dioxide emissions measurements.
	Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Transport – (K. Prasad, EL) Goal: to develop and demonstrate a measurement capability and methodology to accurately locate greenhouse gas sources and measure their flux to the atmosphere at urban and regional scales.

	Indianapolis Flux Experiment – Measuring CO₂ and CH₄ Emissions in Indianapolis The Indianapolis Flux Experiment (INFLUX) was designed to develop and evaluate methods for the measurement and modeling of greenhouse gas fluxes from urban environments. Determination of greenhouse gas fluxes and uncertainty bounds is essential for the evaluation of GHG mitigation strategies.
	Megacities Carbon Project – Improve Accuracy of GHG Emissions Measurements The Megacities Carbon Project aims to reduce uncertainty by jointly improving greenhouse gas emissions data and atmospheric observations. It uses independent and accurate measurements and identifies error sources to diagnose and improve emissions data quality.
	Northeast Corridor Urban Test Bed – Validate Emissions Inventory with Improved Atmospheric Measurements Goal: to observe emissions trends in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas, the project will use tower surface-based greenhouse gas observing networks coupled with aircraft observations and state-of-the-art boundary layer measurements methods.

Environment and Greenhouse gas measurements

Created March 2, 2015, Updated April 5, 2022