Guideline for applying the airshed model to urban areas

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5479594

Guidance is provided to potential model users on the capabilities of the Airshed Model, its data requirements, and its application to control strategy analyses. The Airshed Model is an urban-scale, grid-based, photochemical dispersion model. Its greatest utility lies in studying the relationship of emissions of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides to ambient ozone levels observed in major metropolitan areas. However, the model may be used to estimate ambient short-term concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide as well. The guideline should enable air pollution control agencies and others to carry out the planning activities and to evaluate the level of resources needed to apply the model.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• OSTI ID: 5479594
• Report Number(s): PB-81-200529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FORECASTING
MANAGEMENT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PLANNING
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
SAMPLING
URBAN AREAS