Development and testing of a model for instantaneous plume dispersion
Conference
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OSTI ID:422948
- Univ. of Montana, Butte, MT (United States). Environmental Engineering Dept.
Concentrations downwind of a contaminant source fluctuate instantaneously as the plume diffuses and meanders in the wind. These fluctuations are not represented in time-averaged models, and thus health risks may be underestimated for contaminants which induce toxic responses with acute exposures. In this paper, a new version of the meandering plume model is described. Similar to the original computer program (which was written in FORTRAN code), the new software uses measured wind data to define the transport and diffusion of the plume; however, the model was re-written via C programming language to incorporate a number of user-friendly options regarding input and output. Results from the model are demonstrated using data from a recent tracer study.
- OSTI ID:
- 422948
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960127--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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