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December 7, 2023 · News

BRI begins a NASA-funded project to develop a Port Carbon Monitoring System

NASA has funded BRI to launch a scoping study focused on tracking and reducing major ports’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Globally, ports contribute significantly to global carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for approximately 3%. The project will demonstrate a prototype Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) to measure GHG emissions and trends. This study will evaluate monthly data spanning a year and closely […]

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August 22, 2023 · News

Air Quality at the ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach

Dr. Ira Leifer & collaborators at UCI have published the first part of a paper on air quality at the ports throughout the Covid-19 crisis. Read the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231023003758?dgcid=author Article Highlights Mobile air quality surveyed the Los Angeles & Long Beach Ports during covid19. Surveys, air quality station and satellite data found dramatic covid19 NO2 decreases. Recovery to normal […]

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June 24, 2023 · News

Meteorology at a Research Dairy – Its Complicated

BRI recently installed one of its meteorology trailers, Meteo-Trailer 1, at the California Polytechnic State University research dairy in San Luis Obispo, CA. The installation is to characterize diurnal and seasonal meteorology cycles at the dairy. The data being collected at the research dairy will support a new BRI dairy research project for the California Department of Food and Agriculture […]

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April 26, 2023 · News

SISTER2 Summer Field Campaigns with NSF, NASA, & CEC

Bubbleology’s mobile air quality laboratory, SISTER2, is conducting several large field campaigns this summer for NSF, NASA, and CEC in California and other neighboring states (TBD). SISTER2 is an air quality laboratory in a 1-ton box, available for advanced gas leak detection and assessment. SISTER2 deploys by a pickup truck, boat, or trailer and measures 14 gases, aerosols, and meteorology at up […]

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June 12, 2022 · News

New Report: Field validation of a combined thermal infrared and visible remote sensing method using oil from a natural marine seep

The study “Measuring Floating Thick Seep Oil from the Coal Oil Point Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Field by Quantitative Thermal Oil Slick Remote Sensing” by Ira Leifer et al.* was recently published in Remote Sensing and presents a novel method for qualitative remote sensing using a combined thermal infrared and visible system. The study utilized the Coal Oil Point seep field […]

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June 3, 2022 · News

Remote sensing with the SeaSpires package

Abstract from upcoming paper: “An inverse planned oil release validation method for estimating oil slick thickness from thermal contrast remote sensing by in-scene calibration” *news item will be updated with more details in the SeaSpires package soon The approach describes a method to estimate floating oil slick thickness based on thermal infrared contrast remote sensing using data collected by the […]

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May 26, 2022 · News

BRI announces new leak detection service for mapping leaks of methane and other gasses and pollutants

Bubbleology Research International (BRI) presented SISTER2TM to the public via a press release earlier this week. The press release follows the release of a long-awaited video in collaboration with Business Insider of a SISTER2 survey in Bakersfield, CA. Watch the video at this link or below. SISTER2, an air quality laboratory in a 1-ton box, is now available for advanced […]

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May 23, 2022 · News

SISTER2’s leak detection capabilities captured in Business Insider video

Bubbleology Research International (BRI) displayed SISTER2 leak detection capabilities in a new Business Insider video. SISTER2, their air quality laboratory built into the back of a pickup truck, measures 14 gases while driving up to highway speed! SISTER2 leak detection can support natural gas companies, the oil and gas industry, government, and research collaborations to protect our communities and the […]

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May 23, 2022 · News

BREAKING: Business Insider follows BRI on a field survey of the Kern oil fields

A newly released video in collaboration with Business Insider highlights SISTER2’s leak detection capabilities on a survey in Bakersfield, CA. SISTER2, an air quality laboratory in a 1-ton box, is now available for advanced gas leak detection and assessment. Unique SISTER2 capabilities can assist operations for natural gas companies, the oil and gas industry, government, and research collaborations to protect […]

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March 16, 2022 · News

BRI team investigates potential emissions from abandoned oil wells in Hermosa Beach, CA

Earlier this month, BRI tested its cutting-edge in-house technology, SISTER2, for its ability to detect abandoned oil wells in a coastal Los Angeles town. This scoping investigation was during a coastal southern California air pollution survey focused on spotting emissions from loitering freighters offshore Los Angeles. The survey started in Oxnard, CA, and drove along the coast through the Ports […]

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