THAIS CORREA
13 resultados
Resultados de Busca
Agora exibindo 1 - 10 de 13
Artigo IPEN-doc 30209 Comparison of PBL heights from ceilometer measurements and greenhouse gases concentrations in São Paulo2023 - SANTOS, AMANDA V. dos; ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; CORREA, THAIS; MARQUES, MARCIA T.A.; SOUTO-OLIVEIRA, CARLOS E.; LEONARDO, NOELE F.; MACEDO, FERNANDA de M.; SOUZA, GIOVANNI; LOPES, PEROLA P. de Q.; MOREIRA, GREGORI de A.; ANDRADE, MARIA de F.; LANDULFO, EDUARDOThis paper presents a study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, where the planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) was determined using ceilometer data and the wavelet covariance transform method. The retrieved PBLH values were subsequently compared with the concentrations of CO2 and CH4 measured at three distinct experimental sites in the city. The period of study was July 2021. This study also included a comparison between ceilometer data and lidar data, which demonstrated the favorable applicability of the ceilometer data for PBLH estimation. An examination of the correlation between changes in average CO2 concentrations and PBLH values revealed stronger correlations for the IAG and UNICID stations, with correlation coefficients (ρ) of approximately −0.86 and −0.85, respectively, in contrast to the Pico do Jaraguá station, which exhibited a lower correlation coefficient of −0.42. When assessing changes in CH4 concentrations against variations in PBL height, the retrieved correlation coefficients were approximately −0.78 for IAG, −0.66 for UNICID, and −0.38 for Pico do Jaraguá. The results indicated that CO2/CH4 concentrations are negatively correlated with PBL heights, with CO2 concentrations showing more significant correlation than CH4 . Additionally, among the three measurement stations, IAG measurements displayed the most substantial correlation. The results from this study contribute to the understanding of the relationship between PBLH and greenhouse gas concentrations, emphasizing the potential of remote sensing systems like ceilometers in monitoring and studying atmospheric processes.Resumo IPEN-doc 28973 Spatial-temporal analysis of NO2 in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo2021 - ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; CORREA, THAIS; MACEDO, FERNANDA de M; LANDULFO, EDUARDONowadays, several methods of monitoring air pollutants exist, however few allow a large spatial and temporal coverage. Sentinel-5P is a satellite dedicated to atmospheric monitoring with a high spatial-temporal resolution, offering a large data of miscellaneous chemical species. Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2), emitted by anthropogenic activities into the atmosphere - in large urban centers their main emitting source is vehicles - need particular attention, , in addition to being primary pollutants, they are precursors for formation of other chemical species due to photochemical reactions, mainly tropospheric ozone. These photochemical interactions of NOX stimulate to reduce its lifetime in the atmosphere. Furthermore, these pollutants are used as air quality indexes. The Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP) has more than 30 cities, being an important economic center for the state of São Paulo. The MRSP has highways with high circulation of light and heavy vehicles, industries and also a high population density. Such factors make this region a favorable area for a satellite study. Thus, the present work uses Sentinel-5P NO2 L2 data in order to analyze the evolution of concentrations throughout 2019.Resumo IPEN-doc 28971 Methane determination in São Paulo coastal regions using the Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) technique2021 - CORREA, THAIS; MACEDO, FERNANDA M.; ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; ANDRADE, IZABEL S.; GOMES, ANTONIO A.; SILVA, JONATAN; LANDULFO, EDUARDOMethane is one of the main greenhouse gases due to its high radiation absorption capacity. The increase in methane emissions from anthropogenic sources causes concern in the entire scientific community due to the aggregated uncertainties, generating several works focused on the identification and quantification of generating sources. This work aims to quantify methane in two distinct regions, the first study region is in Cubatão city, located in the São Paulo coast. It is an important petrochemical complex with high industrial activities and environmental impact, presenting 25 large companies in the chemical sector, distributed in an area of 143 Km2. Another region observed is Intanhaém, on the coast of the state of São Paulo. This region doesn´t present industrial activity and has a low population index. The technique used to detect methane in the atmosphere was Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS), which consists on analysis of atmospheric components, in a small cavity that has a laser and high reflectivity mirrors of 99.999%, allowing the signal travel for kilometers inside the cavity, in a short time, increasing the sensitivity of detection of compounds in the sample.Resumo IPEN-doc 28967 Preliminary study of greenhouse gases in the Santos Basin2021 - ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; MACEDO, FERNANDA de M.; CORREA, THAIS; LANDULFO, EDUARDOThe production of oil and gas onshore and offshore are associated with significant emissions of greenhouse gases, as the entire production chain of oil exploration is a potential source of emission of these gases, especially CH4, which is in almost all stages of the process However, few data is available on emissions from oil exploration platforms in Brazil, despite the increase in oil production on the Brazilian coast since 2008 with the implementation of the Pre-Salt program, which aims to explore oil in the pre-salt layer. Between the explored areas is the Santos Basin which occupies about 350,000 km2 and is located in the southeast region of the Brazilian continental margin, approximately 290 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and encompasses the coastlines of the States of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo , Paraná and Santa Catarina, with boundaries to the north with the Campos Basin by the Alto de Cabo Frio and to the south by the Pelotas Basin by the Florianópolis Platform. Better understanding the ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Santos Basin region, specifically in the coastal area of São Paulo, a temporal analysis was performed using data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument, which provides data on active burning and from Sentinel-5P (Sentinel 5 Precursor satellite) which brings information from several chemical species, such as NO2 and CH4.Artigo IPEN-doc 28401 Methane detection in the lower troposphere related to the burning of biomass and leakage in a petrochemical pole, using Raman lidar technique2021 - MACEDO, FERNANDA de M.; CORREA, THAIS; ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; GUARDANI, ROBERTO; VESELOVSKII, IGOR; LANDULFO, EDUARDOFugitive emissions, defined as unintended or irregular leaks of gases and vapors, are an important source of pollutants to the atmosphere, which is difficult to monitor and control. These sources are present in different sites, especially in regions that are growing in size and economic activity. In this study, we present the results of the capability to detect methane profiles at low troposphere combining data retrieval correlations between a rotacional/vibracional Raman lidar (RVRL) and a cavity ring-down spectrometer (CRDS). The measurements were made at two different sites, metropolitan area of São Paulo (MSP) and industrial area of Cubatão (IC). The lidar is based on a tripled Nd:YAG laser with a 20 Hz repetition rate, operating on the 355 nm wavelength elastic channel, the 353 nm and 396 nm wavelength inelastic channels. A measurement protocol was established, considering acquisition time for signal accumulation, climatic conditions and data above and below the planetary boundary layer. The idea was to establish specific measurement procedures for situations related to product leakage in the oil process and natural events, such as biomass burning. With over 150 hours of data acquisition, the results pointed the possibility of analyzing data from distances up to 1500 m with an initial resolution of 7.5 m which was extended to 100 - 300 m after data smoothing for obtaining final results. The concentration was calculated from the ratio between the methane Raman backscatter signal and the nitrogen signal, at 396 nm and 353 nm, respectively. The temporal variation of methane concentrations was correlated with CRDS data, in order to obtain a first degree calibration.Resumo IPEN-doc 27986 Determination of CH4 in mangrove area using LIDAR Raman and Cavity Ringdown Laser Spectroscopy2019 - CORREA, T.Natural wetlands are considered important sources of atmospheric methane, and several researchers have attempted to quantify global emissions from wetland environments. Therefore, this project was conducted an experimental data sample in Itanhaém region, which explored the spatial variability of methane flow within a system with no anthropogenic wetland impact known as mangrove. The study area is located in the coastal region of São Paulo state, region of Atlantic Forest preservation, with large mangrove area. Since remote sensing is a method non-invasive, we were able to detect the emission of methane in areas that do not undergo human intervention, estimating the release of natural gas. The Lidar Raman method reduce the complexity system and cost of mobile and real-time analytics. The system used includes a commercial laser pulsed Nd:YAG Quantel S.A., model CFR 200, with wavelengths of 355 nm, 353 nm and 396 nm, 120 mJ pulse power, with laser repetition rate of 20 Hz and pulse width of 20 s, with a spatial resolution of 7.5 m. The system includes an ethernet interface, used together with LabView software to control the measurement and readout of the acquired data. For an exchange and precision data the Cavity Ringdown Laser Spectroscopy (CRDS) was used functioned with light absorbing at specific wavelengths and its ability to detect mole fractions in ppt (part per trillion) detecting small amounts of gases. Advances in CRDS in cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy techniques provide dramatic increases in optical path length and, as a result, allow ultra-sensitive trace gas measurements using robust, reliable and near-infrared temperature room-temperature diode lasers. The results indicated that the spatial variability of the flow within a wetland ecosystem can introduce significant results when compared to areas with impacts with fugitive gases, as well as in extrapolations to larger areas, even if the extension of the ecosystem is well known.Resumo IPEN-doc 27985 Analysis of the dispersion of aerosol in Cubatão-SP using remote sensing techniques2019 - ANDRADE, I. da S.; LANDULFO, E.; ARAUJO, E.C.; MENDONCA, F. de M.; SALANI, M.H.G. de A.; CORREA, T.; MARQUES, M.T.; COSTA, R.F. da; GUARDANI, R.Aerosls are emitted by a several sources, these can be antropogenic – emitted by human activities - or natural.Their sudies are an important, because its impacts on the dynamics of the Earth’s atmosphere are huge. The study area have one of the most important industrial complex in the state of Sao Paulo. In the past the city of Cubatão was known as “death valey”, due to the environmental problems caused by the high levels of pollutants that was emitted by the industries. Following this event, regulatory laws on atmospheric emissions were developed, both at the state and federal levels. Today, although Cubatão has lower levels of pollution and controlled industrial emissions, but it is possible to observe overcoming air quality standards. Based on the presented context, the present work aims to conduct a study of the dispersion of aerosols in the region of Cubatão-SP using several techniques, such as: remote sensing (elastic lidar and wind lidar), satellite data, air quality information and also simulations of air masses using a model.Artigo IPEN-doc 27050 Correlation study between air quality data and the Lidar system in Cubatao, Sao Paulo2017 - ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; MACEDO, FERNANDA de M.; CORREA, THAIS; SALANI, MARIA H.G. de A.; COSTA, RENATA F. da; RAMOS, SERGIANA dos P.; MARQUES, MARCIA T.A.; LOPES, DANIEL S.; GUARDANI, MARIA L.G.; LANDULFO, EDUARDO; GUARDANI, ROBERTOWe present here the results of two methods with a scanning multiwavelength elastic lidar system and Beta Ray method (CETESB) realized in an industrial area. The objective is a comparer of these two methods to identify fixed sources of aerosol and to monitor plume dispersion. The results of the two aligned techniques indicate that can provide information on the concentration, spatial and temporal distribution of aerosol.Artigo IPEN-doc 26790 Correlation between two different real time data acquisition systems2019 - MACEDO, FERNANDA M.; CORREA, THAIS; ARAUJO, ELAINE; ANDRADE, IZABEL; ARLEQUES, ANTONIO G.; MIRANDA, JULIANA T. de M.; SILVA, JONATAN da; GUARDANI, ROBERTO; VESELOVSKII, IGOR; LANDULFO, EDUARDOFugitive emissions, defined as unintended or irregular leaks of gases and vapors, these are an important source of pollutants to the atmosphere, which is difficult to monitor and control. These sources are present in different sites, including megacities like São Paulo that are growing in size and economic activity. At the same time, there is a remarkable growth in concerns about the environmental issues associated with these activities. In a constantly changing world, with increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), among them methane (CH4) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), mitigation of atmospheric emission of these gases to contain global warming, make field campaigns in the metropolitan region of São Paulo very relevant. Optical remote sensing techniques as lidar can attend the need for real time and trustable information on fugitive emissions. The Cavity Ringdown Laser Spectroscopy (CRDS) technique was adopted because it is widely used in the detection of gas samples that absorb light at specific wavelengths and also for their ability to detect mole fractions up to the parts per trillion level. The Raman lidar system used includes a commercial laser pulsed Nd:YAG Quantel S.A., model CFR 200, with wavelengths of 355 nm, 353 nm and 396 nm, 120 mJ pulse power, with laser repetition rate of 20 Hz and pulse width of 20 s, with a spatial resolution of 7,5 m. The system includes an ethernet interface, used together with LabView software to control the measurement and readout of the acquired data. The mixing ratio of CH4 can be observed within the planetary boundary layer. The measured methane profiles correlate with the acquisitions made with the CRDS, however, an additional contribution of control data in which the Raman lines detect with high sensitivity.Resumo IPEN-doc 26696 Implementation of CH4 (methane) Raman lidar detection system from anthropic sources2019 - LANDULFO, EDUARDO; MACEDO, FERNANDA M.; CORREA, THAIS; ARAUJO, ELAINE; ANDRADE, IZABEL; ARLEQUES, ANTONIO G.; MIRANDA, JULIANA T. de M.; SILVA, JONATAN da; GUARDANI, ROBERTOFugitive emissions, defined as unintended or irregular leaks of gases and vapors, are an important source of air pollution that is difficult to monitor and control. Within industrial facilities such as oil and gas processing plants, fugitive methane emissions can be a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. In Brazil, as in other countries, there are specific regions with high concentration of industrial activities, and showing high population density. These sites, including megacities like São Paulo, are growing in size and economic activity. At the same time, there is a remarkable growth in concerns about the environmental issues associated with these activities. In a constantly changing world, with increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), among them methane (CH4) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), mitigation of atmospheric emission these gases to contain global warming, is of key concern, gas data suggest that fugitive emissions accounted for more than 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions over the past 5 years. Optical remote sensing techniques as lidar can attend the need for real time and trustable information on fugitive emissions. These techniques are non-intrusive, of relative simple construction, thus demanding less maintenance, and are able to provide data from distant locations with a high spatial resolution, typically up to 20 km from the measuring local, and 3 to 4 m long segments. Besides, information on different pollutants can be obtained simultaneously by adequate optical arrangements and data treatment methods. The technique can supply adequate information at lower costs and less effort than other techniques. The Cavity Ringdown Laser Spectroscopy (CRDS) technique was adopted because it is widely used in the detection of gas samples that absorb light at specific wavelengths and also for their ability to detect mole fractions up to the parts per trillion level. The correlation of the data between the techniques of real-time detection becomes interesting, since practical operations, fast and with a high level of sensitivity and precision are made. The mixing ratio of CH4 can be observed within the planetary boundary layer. The measured methane profiles correlate with the acquisitions made with the CRDS, however, an additional contribution of control data in which the Raman lines detect with high sensitivity.