Assimilative capacity and dispersion of pollutants due to industrial sources in Visakhapatnam bowl area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 39, 2004, Pages 6775-6787

  Rama Krishna, T V B P S ^a   Reddy, M K ^a   Reddy, R C ^a   Singh, R N ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bowl area; Elevated sources; Mixing height; Observed concentrations; Statistical errors; Ventilation coefficient

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN PLUME MODELS (GPM); SULFUR DIOXIDES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL PLUMES;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WINTER;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM; WORLD;

EID: 8444238667     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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