Global Patent Index - EP 1706726 A1

EP 1706726 A1 20061004 - SULPHUR DIOXIDE DETECTION METHOD

Title (en)

SULPHUR DIOXIDE DETECTION METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM NACHWEIS VON SCHWEFELDIOXID

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DETECTION DE DIOXYDE DE SOUFRE

Publication

EP 1706726 A1 20061004 (EN)

Application

EP 05700067 A 20050114

Priority

  • AU 2005000035 W 20050114
  • AU 2004900213 A 20040116

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005068977A1] There is disclosed a method of detecting sulphur dioxide clouds. The method comprises measuring infrared radiation at a viewing elevation at or above the horizon and at a key wavelength at which there is a sulphur dioxide feature and in the vicinity of which there is a region where the amount of infrared radiation from water vapour in the atmosphere varies in accordance with a predetermined relationship, measuring radiation at two or more subsidiary wavelengths in said region, determining the amount of radiation from water vapour at the key wavelength from the measured radiation at the subsidiary wavelengths using the predetermined relationship, and determining whether a sulphur dioxide cloud is present from the measured infrared radiation at the key wavelength and the determined amount of radiation from water vapour.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/35 (2006.01); G01J 3/42 (2006.01); G01J 3/45 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 21/3504 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005068977 A1 20050728; EP 1706726 A1 20061004; EP 1706726 A4 20080312

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2005000035 W 20050114; EP 05700067 A 20050114