Patent ID: 11946921
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system for generating enhanced measurements of an environment for control purposes, the system comprising:
a computer-readable memory wherein said memory is located in a computing device;
a computer program stored in the computer-readable memory and adapted to be executed on a processor wherein the computer program is configured for:
receiving environmental response input data at a plurality of times, wherein the environmental response input data comprises data related to a natural environment, an anthropogenic environment, or a combination of the natural environment and the anthropogenic environment and the environmental response input data is selected from the group of:
momentum flux data;
energy flux data;
mass flux data;
particle flux data;
liquid fluid flux data;
magnetic flux data;
electric flux data;
luminous flux data;
diffusion flux data;
volumetric flux data; and
acoustic flux data;

receiving first environmental driver input data at a plurality of times, wherein:
the first environmental driver input data comprises data related to the natural environment, the anthropogenic environment, or a combination of the natural environment and the anthropogenic environment;
the first environmental driver input data at least partially overlap the environmental response input data in space and time;
the first environmental driver input data is at least partially independent of the environmental response input data;
the first environmental driver input data is selected from the group of:
 flux data, wherein the first environmental driver input flux data comprises a flux type that is different from the type of flux corresponding to the environmental response input flux data;
 temperature data;
 humidity data;
 radiation data;
 albedo data;
 vegetation data;
 land cover data;
 land use data;
 topography data;
 geologic data;
 wind data;
 scalar concentration data;
 particle count data; and
 particle size distribution data;

receiving second environmental driver input data from a plurality of locations, wherein:
the second environmental driver input data comprises data related to the natural environment, the anthropogenic environment, or a combination of the natural environment and the anthropogenic environment;
the second environmental driver input data at least partially overlap the environmental response input data in space and time;
the second environmental driver input data is:
 at least partially independent of the environmental response input data; and
 at least partially independent of the first environmental driver input data;

the second environmental driver input data is selected from the group of:
flux data, wherein the second environmental driver input flux data comprises a flux type that is different from:
 the type of flux corresponding to the environmental response input flux data; and
 the type of flux corresponding to the first environmental driver input flux data;
temperature data;
humidity data;
radiation data;
albedo data;
vegetation data;
land cover data;
land use data;
topography data;
geologic data;
wind data;
scalar concentration data;
particle count data; and
particle size distribution data;

combining the environmental response input data, the first environmental driver input data, and the second environmental driver input data into a space and time aligned data table that comprises:
information from the environmental response input data;
information from the first environmental response driver input data; and information from the second environmental response driver input data;

generating a driver-response relationship model in response to the space and time aligned data table;
applying the driver-response relationship model to the first environmental driver data and the second environmental driver data to produce environmental response output data that has been enhanced from the environmental response input data in at least one of the following ways:
the environmental response output data has improved accuracy of a measurement;
the environmental response output data has improved precision of a measurement;
the environmental response output data comprises a greater time resolution;
the environmental response output data comprises a greater space resolution;
the environmental response output data comprises a higher time coverage; and
the environmental response output data comprises a higher spatial coverage; and

controlling an industrial leak in response to the environmental response output data.