SetupSkyLOSA is a MATLAB-based software tool to support an end-user in the acquisition of sky-LOSA image data used to quantify soot/black carbon emissions from gas flares.
The accompanying submission to the Journal of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques includes the theoretical background for SetupSkyLOSA and how to interpret results. The SetupSkyLOSA software provides guidance on the positioning and pointing of sky-LOSA camera based on statistics computed in a Monte Carlo-based General Uncertainty Analysis (GUA). The user provides the time and date, location (latitude and longitude), skylight conditions, and plume transmittance. SetupSkyLOSA parses these inputs and returns statistics in sky-LOSA-computed soot mass column density, which dominates sky-LOSA measurement uncertainty. The user can then interact with GUA data to determine the optimal camera pointing(s) given a desired threshold in uncertainty.
SetupSkyLOSA includes complete documentation hosted by Read the Docs.
This software is licensed under the MIT license.
The colourmap used in this application is adapted from the open-source cividis colourmap described in:
Nuñez, J.R., Anderton, C.R., & Renslow, R.S. (2018), Optimizing colormaps with consideration for color vision deficiency to enable accurate interpretation of scientific data. PLOS One, 13(7):1-14 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199239).
Version 1.0: Submission to the Journal of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
SetupSkyLOSA is detailed in or referenced by the following publications:
Conrad, B.M. & Johnson, M.R. (2020), An uncertainty-based protocol for the setup and measurement of soot/black carbon emissions from gas flares using sky-LOSA, Atmos. Meas. Tech. (doi: 10.5194/amt-2020-255) [under public review].