Mesoscale atmospheric modeling of accidental toxic and radioactive releases for emergency response at SRS

Technical Report · Tue Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6788034· OSTI ID:6788034

O'Steen, B L; Fast, J D

In August of 1991, the Environmental Transport Group (ETG) began the development of an advanced Emergency Response (ER) system based upon the Colorado State University Regional Atmospheric Modeling System[sup 1] (RAMS). This model simulates the three-dimensional, time-dependent, flow field and thermodynamic structure of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). A companion Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model[sup 2] (LPDM) simulates contaminant transport based on the flow and turbulence fields generated by RAMS. The current report describes progress to date on this project in the areas of data development, data assimilation, and operational (real-time) procedures. In particular, a diagnostic capability for simulating contaminant transport is demonstrated.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 6788034
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-92-868; ON: DE93005297
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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