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Potential Flow Model of Pollutant Recirculation in a Small Valley

Ein Potentialströmungsmodell der Zirkulation von Luftverschmutzung in einem kleinen Tal

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A simple potential flow wind model and a particle-in-cell diffusion model are used to simulate transport and diffusion of carbon monoxide from valley motorways in nocturnal recirculation cells in a small valley. The predicted abrupt increases in concentrations at receptors downslope from the source, and slow increases to late evening maxima at receptors upslope from the source agree well with observed concentration changes. Vertical profiles of concentration are found to be sensitive to the specification of initial source dispersion.[/p]

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Ein einfaches Potentialströmungsmodell und ein Diffusionsmodell, welches die Partikelverteilung in einer Zelle betrachtet, wurden verwendet, um die Diffusion von Kohlenmonoxyd entlang einer Talstraße eines kleinen Tales in nächtlichen Zirkulationszellen zu betrachten. Die vorhergesagten, abrupten Anstiege in den Konzentrationen an Auffangstellen talabwärts von der Quelle, und die langsamen Anstiege bis zu Maxima am späten Abend an Rezptoren talaufwärts von der Quelle stimmen gut mit den beobachteten Konzentrationsänderungen überein. Vertikale Profile der Konzentration erweisen sich als sensitiv gegenüber der angenommenen, anfänglichen Diffusion in Quellennähe.[/p]

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Rudolph, R., Hage, K.D. Potential Flow Model of Pollutant Recirculation in a Small Valley. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 33, 175–185 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02275092

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