Overwater plume dispersion study. Final report
The purpose of this study was to develop an air-quality modeling methodology to simulate the impact of emissions from oil exploration and production activities in California coastal waters. The study included the collection of data in a field program and the analysis of the data to determine a relationship between Gaussian dispersion coefficients and overwater transport distance and meteorological variable observed near the source and the shoreline. A plume of sulfur hexafluoride (SF/sub 6/) and visible smoke was released from an offshore location in the Santa Barbara Channel during onshore flow conditions, and the dispersion of the plume was documented by measuring SF/sub 6/ concentrations at various distances downwind and by taking a variety of photographs. Experiments were conducted in the Santa Barbara Channel during two one-week period in 1986.
- Research Organization:
- ERT, Newbury Park, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6105766
- Report Number(s):
- PB-87-222378/XAB; ERT-P-D-569-140
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also Appendix, PB--87-222386
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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