Improving the effect of atmospheric stability class for dispersion modeling

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Woodward, John L ^a  

^a DNV Technica Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DISPERSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROPANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; UNIFIED DISPERSION MODEL (UDM);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DISPERSION MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032029552     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680170103     Document Type: Article

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