Systems and methods for measuring gas flux
AssigneeLI-COR, Inc.
InventorsKevin Ediger, Bradley Alan Riensche
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Abstract
Systems and methods for measuring gas flux are disclosed. One method for calculating gas flux includes: receiving a master clock signal from a global positioning system (GPS) module; transmitting a clock synchronization signal that is based on the master clock signal to a measurement subsystem configured to measure environmental data, wherein the measurement subsystem comprises at least two clocks; receiving the environmental data from the measurement subsystem, wherein the environmental data is associated with the at least two clocks; and calculating gas flux based on the environmental data received from the measurement subsystem.
Claims20
A system for measuring gas flux, the system comprising:
- a measurement subsystem configured to measure environmental data associated with measuring the gas flux, wherein the measurement subsystem comprises at least two clocks;
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- a processing unit in signal communication with the measurement subsystem, wherein the processing unit is configured to:
- transmit a signal over a packet-switched network to the measurement subsystem so as to synchronize the at least two clocks in the measurement subsystem,
- receive the environmental data from the measurement subsystem, wherein the environmental data is associated with the at least two clocks, and
- calculate the gas flux based on the environmental data received from the measurement subsystem.
A computing device for calculating gas flux, the computing device comprising:
- a first interface configured to receive a master clock signal from a global positioning system (GPS) module;
- a second interface configured to transmit a clock synchronization signal that is based on the master clock signal to a measurement subsystem configured to measure environmental data, wherein the measurement subsystem comprises at least two clocks;
- a third interface configured to receive the environmental data from the measurement subsystem, wherein the environmental data is associated with the at least two clocks;
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- a processing unit configured to calculate gas flux based on the environmental data received from the measurement subsystem.
A method for calculating gas flux, comprising:
- receiving a master clock signal from a global positioning system (GPS) module;
- transmitting a clock synchronization signal that is based on the master clock signal to a measurement subsystem configured to measure environmental data, wherein the measurement subsystem comprises at least two clocks;
- receiving the environmental data from the measurement subsystem, wherein the environmental data is associated with the at least two clocks;
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- calculating gas flux based on the environmental data received from the measurement subsystem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.