Main Title |
Green River Air Quality Model Development. MELSAR - A Mesoscale Air Quality Model for Complex Terrain. Volume 1. Overview, Technical Description and User's Guide. |
Author |
Allwine, K. J. ;
Whiteman, C. D. ;
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CORP Author |
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Research Lab.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
Year Published |
1985 |
Report Number |
PNL-5460-VOL-1; EPA/600/8-85/017A; |
Stock Number |
PB85-247211 |
Additional Subjects |
Mathematical models ;
Meteorology ;
Air pollution ;
Sampling ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Green River ;
Brush Creek Valley ;
Colorado ;
Air quality ;
Tracer techniques
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB85-247211 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
156p |
Abstract |
MELSAR, a mesoscale air quality model, was developed for predicting air pollutant concentrations resulting from releases from multiple sources. The model is a Lagrangian puff model for application in complex terrain, principally at long source-to-receptor transport distances (tens to hundreds of kilometers) and short pollutant averaging times (1 to 24 hr). Terrain influences are treated explicitly by using a three-dimensional mass-consistent flow model, accounting for the influences of terrain roughness on diffusion, using terrain-following plume trajectories with optional corrections for the plume ascending hills, and using a parameterized treatment of pollutant sources located in valleys. The model handles releases from both point and area sources and makes the conservative assumption that the pollutants released are inert and nondepositing. MELSAR is developed for application in a region covering western Colorado, eastern Utah, and southern Wyoming. |
Supplementary Notes |
See also PB85-247229. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept.. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 85 |
Category Codes |
13B; 68A |
NTIS Prices |
PC A08/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/09 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
532619602 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |