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Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Based Upon Boundary Layer Parameterization

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Characteristic scaling parameters in the planetary boundary layer (PBL), as presented by Irwin et al. (1985) and Holtslag et al. (1985), have been applied to estimate the dispersion of nonbuoyant gaseous pollutants. Where only standard surface data are available, methods are suggested for estimation of wind and temperature profiles (Irwin et al., 1985).

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  1. Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 130, N-2001, Lillestrøm, Norway

    B. Sivertsen

  2. Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark

    S. E. Gryning

  3. Royal Netherlands Meteorological’ Institute, De Bilt, The Netherlands

    A. A. M. Holtslag

  4. Meteorology and Assessment Division, Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory, E.P.A., Research Triangle Park, USA

    J. S. Irwin

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  1. Prime Minister’s Office for Science Policy, Brussels, Belgium

    C. De Wispelaere

  2. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

    Francis A. Schiermeier

  3. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Noor V. Gillani

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Sivertsen, B., Gryning, S.E., Holtslag, A.A.M., Irwin, J.S. (1986). Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Based Upon Boundary Layer Parameterization. In: De Wispelaere, C., Schiermeier, F.A., Gillani, N.V. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application V. NATO · Challenges of Modern Society, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9125-9_12

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