Document Details
Title:
METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS IN AIR POLLUTION
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
ATMOSPHERECONTAMINATIONMETEOROLOGICAL FACTORSSTACK DISPOSAL
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1960 Oct 20
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
17
Accession Number:
RL-1-381395
Document Number(s):
HW-SA-1998
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2016 Jul 07
Description/Abstract:
THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION PROBLEM IS VIEWED AS A LOGICAL SYSTEM EMBRACING THE SOURCE, THE ATMOSPHERE, AND RECEPTOR. BASIC METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ARE REVIEWED. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO DILUTION WITHIN THE STACK DUE TO ADDITION OF EXCESS AIR. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMISSION RATE OF THE POLLUTANT AND THE ULTIMATE CONCENTRATION OF THE POLLUTANT IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF A DILUTION RATE FACTOR. THIS FACTOR IS DEFINED TO INCLUDE THE INTEGRATED EFFECT OF METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, STACK PARAMETERS, AVERAGE TIME, AERODYNAMICS, TERRAIN, AND POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE SOURCE