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Validation of the Digital Opacity Compliance System under Regulatory Enforcement Conditions

Michael J. McFarland Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Steve L. Rasmussen 75th CEG/CEVC, Hill Air Force Base, UT, USA
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Daniel A. Stone 75th CEG/CEVC, Hill Air Force Base, UT, USA
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Glenn R. Palmer 75th CEG/CEVC, Hill Air Force Base, UT, USA
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Joseph D. Wander Engineering and Services Research Laboratory, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, USA
Pages 1260-1266 | Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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