A performance comparison of AERMOD vs. current guideline models in a real world scenario

Guideline on Air Quality Models: The Path Forward

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 69-85

  Ramakrishnan, Divya ^a   Zwicke, Greg ^b   Wall, David ^b   Remsberg Jr , Adrian M ^b  

^a TRINITY CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AERMOD; AERMOD PRIME; Building Downwash; Cavity; Complex Terrain; ISC PRIME; ISCST3

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; DISPERSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AIR QUALITY MODELS; AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS); GUIDELINE MODELS; MODULAR COMPONENTS;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 19844363433     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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