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Atmospheric Diffusion Modeling and Optimal Air Quality Control Strategies

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Abstract

Atmospheric diffusion models are used in a rapidly increasing number of studies for controlling and/or managing air quality. In general these studies try to find the least-cost control strategy by solving the following mathematical program:

$${\text{select}}\;x$$
((1))
$${\rm{thatminimizes}}\,\gamma \left( x \right)$$
((2))
$${\text{subject}}\;\;{\text{to C}}\left( {x,q} \right) < {c^x}$$
((3))

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  • Dispersion Model
  • District Heating
  • Plume Rise
  • Apply System Analysis
  • Ground Level Concentration

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Research partly supported by ICSAR grant (International Cooperation for Systems Analysis Research) and the Municipality of Vienna (MA22)

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Posch, M., Runca, E. (1984). Atmospheric Diffusion Modeling and Optimal Air Quality Control Strategies. In: De Wispelaere, C. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application III. Nato · Challenges of Modern Society, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2691-5_43

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