User's manual for the Plume Visibility Model (PLUVUE II). Final report 23 Feb-29 Aug 83

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6785226

Seigneur, C; Johnson, C D; Latimer, D A; Bergstrom, R W; Hogo, H

This publication contains information about the computer programs for the Plume Visibility Model PLUVUE II. A technical overview of PLUVUE II and the results of model evaluation studies are presented. The source code of PLUVUE II, as well as two sets of input and output data, is provided. This model is based on Gaussian dispersion assumptions, chemical reactions of plumes in nonurban atmospheres, light scattering and absorption characteristics of aerosols and gases, and radiative transfer along different lines of sight. PLUVUE II differs from the original Plume Visibility Model (PLUVUE) by an improved treatment of multiple scattering of light by aerosols and the incorporation of light absorption by carbonaceous aerosols. PLUVUE II is applicable to assessing visibility impairment due to pollutants emitted from well-defined point sources.

• Research Organization: Systems Applications, Inc., San Rafael, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6785226
• Report Number(s): PB-84-158302
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABSORPTION
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
LIGHT SCATTERING
MANUALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUMES
POLLUTION
SCATTERING
SOLS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
VISIBILITY