Offshore and coastal dispersion (OCD) model. Users guide

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5418173

Hanna, S R; Schulman, L L; Paine, R J; Pleim, J E

The Offshore and Coastal Dispersion (OCD) model was adapted from the EPA guideline model MPTER to simulate the effect of offshore emissions from point sources in coastal regions. Modifications were made to incorporate overwater plume transport and dispersion as well as changes that occur as the plume crosses the shoreline. Hourly meteorological data are needed from overwater and overland locations. Turbulence intensities are used but are not mandatory. For overwater dispersion, the turbulence intensities are parameterized from boundary-layer similarity relationships if they are not measured. Specifications of emission characteristics and receptor locations are the same as for MPTER; 250 point sources and 180 receptors may be used.

• Research Organization: Environmental Research and Technology, Inc., Concord, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5418173
• Report Number(s): PB-85-164200/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CHIMNEYS
COASTAL REGIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HUMIDITY
MANUALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUMES
POINT POLLUTANT SOURCES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TURBULENCE