Application of California Puff (CALPUFF) model: A case study for Oman

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-189

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah ^c   Sappurd, Ali ^a   Al Damkhi, Ali ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^b MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CALPUFF; Dispersion modeling; Oman; Refinery; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; METEOROLOGY; ODOR CONTROL; REFINING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; CALPUFF; DISPERSION MODELING; INDUSTRIAL SOURCE COMPLEX SHORT TERMS; OMAN; PROGNOSTIC METEOROLOGICAL MODEL; REFINERY; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 79451475518     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-010-0283-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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