PDP-11-based system for meteorological data acquisition and emergency response

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7156391

Kern, C. D.; Mueller, R. A.; Sandler, J. M.

The Weather Information and Display (WIND) system, a PDP-11/40 computer operating under Digital Equipment Company's RSX-11D system, has been installed at the Savannah River Laboratory. The system assimilates and uses large volumes of meteorological data in research programs on atmospheric transport and dispersion; it also facilitates the assessment of accidental releases of pollutants to the atmosphere. The computer systematically acquires data from meteorological sensors located on a number of towers in and around the Savannah River Plant site (including an instrumented TV tower offsite). These data are checked for accuracy and are used to prepare turbulence statistics and graphical displays of wind fields on a Tektronix scope. The results provide input to a number of meteorological research activities. Programs have also been written to calculate transport and dispersion rapidly and to display the results in tabular and graphical form; these programs improve the basis for making management decisions during an accidental release of pollutants to the atmosphere.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• OSTI ID: 7156391
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-76-14; CONF-760559-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERS
CONTAMINATION
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA PROCESSING
DIFFUSION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EMERGENCY PLAN
ENVIRONMENT
MASS TRANSFER
METEOROLOGY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PDP COMPUTERS
POLLUTION
PROCESSING
SAFETY
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
TURBULENCE
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
W CODES
WEATHER
WIND