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RECORD NUMBER: 1541 OF 1771

Main Title Site-to-Site Variation in Performance of Dispersion Parameter Estimation Schemes.
Author Irwin, J. S. ;
CORP Author Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA-600/D-84-069;
Stock Number PB84-167519
Additional Subjects Air pollution ; Wind velocity ; Sites ; Chimneys ; Transport properties ; Performance evaluation ; Sampling ; Concentration(Composition) ; Gaussian plume models ; Atmospheric dispersion ; Tracer studies ; Air pollution sampling
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Abstract The lateral and vertical Gaussian plume dispersion parameters are estimated and compared with dispersion parameters determined for field tracer experiments conducted at 11 sites. The dispersion parameter schemes used in this analysis include Cramer's suggested for tall stack dispersion estimates, Draxler's, suggested for elevated and surface releases, and Pasquill's, suggested for interim use in dispersion estimates. These schemes estimate the dispersion parameters using on-site measurements of the vertical and lateral wind-velocity variances at the effective release height. Tables are presented summarizing the site-to-site variation in the performance of the schemes in estimating the derived dispersion parameters from the tracer experiments. The results suggest that the site-to-site variation in the performance of the schemes is in part related to the averaging time and sampling duration associated with the wind-velocity variances used in estimating the dispersion parameters.
PUB Date Free Form 1984
Category Codes 13B; 68A
NTIS Prices PC A02/MF A01
Primary Description 600/09
Document Type NT
Cataloging Source NTIS/MT
Control Number 414623518
Origin NTIS
Type CAT