Modeling the effects of topography and wind on atmospheric dispersion of CO2 surface leakage at geologic carbon sequestration sites

Energy Procedia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1925-1932

  Chow, Fotini K ^a   Granvold, Patrick W ^a   Oldenburg, Curtis M ^b  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Carbon sequestration; Dense gas; Leakage and seepage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DENSE GAS; HIGH WINDS; LEAKAGE AND SEEPAGE; MESOSCALE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SIMULATION RESULT; SURFACE LEAKAGE;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; DISPERSIONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PRECISION ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEEPAGE; SIMULATORS; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 67650127978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18766102     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2009.01.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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