Photographs of gas storage tank taken with visible and infrared cameras

The picture on the left shows a gas storage tank as it would look to the naked eye. On the right, the picture was taken with a camera that visualises in the infrared range, which allows us to see methane gas being vented from the tank. This procedure is done regularly to keep the tank pressure at a safe level.

Credit: Howarth, Biogeosciences, 2019

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