Influence of meteorological time frame and variation on horizontal dispersion coefficients in Gaussian dispersion modeling

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1185-1196

  Fritz, B K ^a   Shaw, B W ^b   Parnell Jr , C B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Dispersion modeling; Gaussian modeling; Pasquill stability parameters; Plume spread; Stability parameter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; DISPERSIONS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; DISPERSION MODELING; GAUSSIAN MODELING; PASQUILL STABILITY PARAMETERS; PLUME SPREAD; STABILITY PARAMETERS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; PLUME;

EID: 23744472086     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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