Patent ID: 8510059

Claim:
A system for quantifying an emission source comprising: a plurality of sampling points operative to obtain emission concentration measurements; at least one emission monitor operative to take emission concentration measurements at the plurality of sampling points; a data processing device operatively connected to the at least one emission monitor to obtain emission concentration measurements from the at least one monitor, the data processing device operative to: obtain a plurality of emission concentrations measurements from the at least one emission monitor; obtain wind speed measurements and wind direction measurements when the plurality of emission concentration measurements were taken; for each sampling point, construct a virtual sampling arc made up of a plurality of points, each point based on: an emission concentration measurement taken at the sampling point; a wind direction measurement when the emission concentration measurement was taken; and an approximate distance to the emission source, wherein all of the emission concentration measurements used to construct one of the virtual sampling arcs were taken at substantially the same wind speed; group virtual sampling arcs made of emission concentrations measurements at substantially the same wind speed into a virtual sampling grid; and approximate the amount of emissions passing through the virtual sampling grid.