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Main Title PAL: Point, Area and Line Source Algorithm. EPA/ORD (Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Research and Development) Air Quality Simulation Model (for Microcomputers).
Author Petersen, B. ;
CORP Author Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Meteorology and Assessment Div.
Publisher 1 Aug 89
Year Published 1989
Report Number EPA/SW/DK-89/165;
Stock Number PB90-500844
Additional Subjects Models-simulation ; Air pollution ; Mathematical models ; Algorithms ; Dispersions ; Concentration(Composition) ; Points(Mathematics) ; Area ; Lines ; Meteorological data ; Wind(Meteorology) ; Software ; Diskettes ; L=Fortran ; H=IBM/PC
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NTIS  PB90-500844 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 1 diskette
Abstract
PAL is a method of estimating short-term dispersion using Gaussian-plume steady-state assumptions. The algorithm can be used for estimating concentrations of non-reactive pollutants at 99 receptors for averaging times of from 1 to 24 hours and for a limited number of point, area, and line sources (99 of each type). Calculations are performed for each hour. The hourly meteorological data required are wind direction, wind speed, stability class, and mixing height. Single values of each of these four parameters are assumed representative for the area modeled. The PAL model can treat deposition of both gaseous and suspended particulate pollutants in the plume since gravitational settling and dry deposition of the particles are explicitly accounted for....Software Description: The software is written in the FORTRAN programming language for implementation on an IBM-PC microcomputer.