A real-time monitoring/emergency response workstation using a 3-D numerical model initialized with SODAR

Conference · Mon May 10 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10172172

Lawver, B S; Sullivan, T J ^[1]; Baskett, R L ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (United States)

Many workstation based emergency response dispersion modeling systems provide simple Gaussian models driven by single meteorological tower inputs to estimate the downwind consequences from accidental spills or stack releases. Complex meteorological or terrain settings demand more sophisticated resolution of the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere to reliably calculate plume dispersion. Mountain valleys and sea breeze flows are two common examples of such settings. To address these complexities, we have implemented the three-dimensional-diagnostic MATHEW mass-adjusted wind field and ADPIC particle-in-cell dispersion models on a workstation for use in real-time emergency response modeling. Both MATHEW and ADPIC have shown their utility in a variety of complex settings over the last 15 years within the Department of Energy`s Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability project.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States); EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48; AC08-88NV10617
• OSTI ID: 10172172
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC--113042; CONF-930810--6; ON: DE93017183
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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