Plume model validation and development field measurements - plains site. Final report
Field data for validating plume models were collected in and around the Kincaid Power Plant from March 1980 to June 1981. Measurements conducted over periods totalling approximately 13 months consisted of aerometric, meteorological and continuous source sampling. These measurements were supplemented by three 3-week intensive measurements periods in 1980 and 1981 which involved SF/sub 6/ tracer release and analysis, mobile aerometric sampling, ground-based particulate lidar measurements, additional temperature-sonde measurements and stack sampling, and instrumented aircraft measurements to track and characterize the plume. Data capture for most routine aerometric, meteorological and source measurements was above 80%. Tracer measurements amounted to 100, 152 and 123 hours in each of the three intensive periods, whereas the goal was 150 hours each. System and performance audits conducted periodically during the course of the project documented the magnitude of experimental error. Errors typically ranged from 0 to 20%, depending on the measurement type. Very little data was invalidated because of excessive error. 3 references, 22 figures, 34 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Newbury Park, CA (USA). Environmental Monitoring and Services Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5150164
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-EA-3064; ON: DE84920222
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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