Main Title |
Power plant stack plumes in complex terrain : data analysis and characterization of plume behavior / |
Author |
Pickering, Kenneth E. ;
Woodward, Robert H. ;
Koch, Robert C.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Geomet, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.;Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Meteorology and Assessment Div. |
Publisher |
Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory, Office of Research Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/7-80-008; EPA-68-02-2260 |
Stock Number |
PB80-140999 |
OCLC Number |
54101606 |
Subjects |
Smoke plumes--Research ;
Smoke plumes--Analysis
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Additional Subjects |
Air pollution ;
Plumes ;
Combustion products ;
Sulfur dioxide ;
Nitrogen oxides ;
Nitrogen oxide(NO) ;
Steam electric power generation ;
Mathematical models ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Terrain ;
Diurnal variations ;
Seasonal variations ;
Virginia ;
Tables(Data) ;
Coal fired power plants ;
Gaussian plume models ;
Southwest Region(Virginia) ;
Clinch River power plant
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-7-80-008 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
11/04/2013 |
EKBD |
EPA-600/7-80-008 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
01/30/2004 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-80-008 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ERAD |
EPA 600/7-80-008 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/19/2013 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-80-008 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB80-140999 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
xvii, 315 p. : ill., maps, charts ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
Aerometric data were collected during 16 months in the vicinity of the coal-fired Clinch River Power Plant, located in the complex terrain of southwestern Virginia. Statistical analyses of SO2, NO, and NO sub x concentrations at eight fixed monitoring sites revealed significant diurnal and seasonal variations. Cross-section pollutant and meteorological measurements made from a helicopter were analyzed to show the dimensions of the plume. Plume heights calculated from wind and temperature profiles and plume widths calculated from the standard deviation of wind direction produced improvements over standard estimates. The influence of terrain features on the shape and path of the plume is clearly shown when assessing the helicopter data and selected case studies of ground monitoring data. Parameters for a Gaussian plume model were modified in a stepwise manner by using site specific meteorological data. The data obtained for the Clinch River site should be useful in further diagnosis and model testing of plume behavior in complex terrain. |
Notes |
Project Officer: George C. Holzworth. GEOMET, Inc. "January 1980." Includes bibliographical references. "EPA-600/7-80-008." |