Publications - Groups - Oil Sands Monitoring

A Comparison of Plume Rise Algorithms to Stack Plume Measurements in the...

Organizations: Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada

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A Decade of Change in NO2 and SO2 over the Canadian Oil Sands As Seen from Space

A decade (2005–2014) of observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) were used to examine trends in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) over a large...

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A fully autonomous ozone, aerosol and night time water vapor LIDAR; a...

Lidar technology has been rapidly advancing over the past several decades. It can be used to measure a variety of atmospheric constituents at very high temporal and spatial...

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A hydrologic assessment of a saline-spring fen in the Athabasca oil sands...

Canada's post-mined oil sands will have a higher concentration of salts compared with freshwater peatlands that dominate the landscape. While rare, naturally occurring saline...

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Advances in mass spectrometric characterization of naphthenic acids fraction...

There has been a recent surge in the development of mass spectrometric methods for detailed characterization of naphthenic acid fraction compounds (all CcHhNnOoSs, species,...

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AEROCAN, the Canadian sub-network of AERONET; Aerosol monitoring and air...

Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) aerosol optical depth (AOD) data for monitoring the spatial variability of particulate matter...

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Air quality over the Canadian oil sands; A first assessment using satellite...

Results from the first assessment of air quality over the Canadian oil sands–one of the largest industrial undertakings in human history–using satellite remote sensing...

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Air Synthesis Review; Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in the Oil Sands Region

This air synthesis review presents the current state of knowledge on the sources, fates, and effects for polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and related chemicals released to...

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Airborne Lidar Measurements of Aerosol and Ozone above the Canadian Oil Sands Region

Aircraft-based lidar measurements of atmospheric aerosol and ozone were conducted to study air pollution from the oil sands extraction industry in northern Alberta. Significant...

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Spatial and Temporal Shifts in Historic and Future Temperature and...

Shifts in winter temperature and precipitation patterns can profoundly affect snow accumulation and melt regimes. These shifts have varying impacts on local to large-scale...

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A five-year provincial air quality and deposition monitoring, evaluation and...

Provides a roadmap for future work within AEP’s air quality and deposition monitoring program and long-term clarity for partners and stakeholders. The Plan contains 37...

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Methods and procedures for trend analysis of air quality data

This report presents a description of the statistical challenges facing trend analysis of air quality data, guidance on how to analyze trends using newly developed statistical...

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Knowledge for a Changing Environment: 2019-2024 Science Strategy

Knowledge for a Changing Environment: 2019-2024 Science Strategy sets the strategic direction for an integrated environmental science program to monitor, evaluate, and report on...

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Identifying Conifer Tree vs. Deciduous Shrub and Tree Regeneration...

Wildland fires and anthropogenic disturbances can cause changes in vegetation species composition and structure in boreal peatlands. These could potentially alter regeneration...