{"product_id":"air-dispersion-modeling-isbn-9781118078594","title":"Air Dispersion Modeling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA single reference to all aspects of contemporary air dispersion modeling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe practice of air dispersion modeling has changed dramatically in recent years, in large part due to new EPA regulations. Current with the EPA's 40 CFR Part 51, this book serves as a complete reference to both the science and contemporary practice of air dispersion modeling. Throughout the book, author Alex De Visscher guides readers through complex calculations, equation by equation, helping them understand precisely how air dispersion models work, including such popular models as the EPA's AERMOD and CALPUFF.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAir Dispersion Modeling\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a primer that enables readers to quickly grasp basic principles by developing their own air dispersion model. Next, the book offers everything readers need to work with air dispersion models and accurately interpret their results, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull chapter dedicated to the meteorological basis of air dispersion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples throughout the book illustrating how theory translates into practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive discussions of Gaussian, Lagrangian, and Eulerian air dispersion modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed descriptions of the AERMOD and CALPUFF model formulations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book also includes access to a website with Microsoft Excel and MATLAB files that contain examples of air dispersion model calculations. Readers can work with these examples to perform their own calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its comprehensive and up-to-date coverage, \u003ci\u003eAir Dispersion Modeling\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended for environmental engineers and meteorologists who need to perform and evaluate environmental impact assessments. The book's many examples and step-by-step instructions also make it ideal as a textbook for students in the fields of environmental engineering, meteorology, chemical engineering, and environmental sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Symbols xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Types of Air Dispersion Models 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Standard Conditions for Temperature and Pressure 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Concentration Units in the Gas Phase 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Units 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Constants and Approximately Constant Variables 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Frequently Used Greek Symbols 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 An Air Dispersion Modeling Primer 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Basic Concepts of Air Dispersion 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Gaussian Dispersion Model 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Plume Rise 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Need for Refinements to the Basic Gaussian Plume Dispersion Model 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Air Pollutants: An Overview 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Types of Air Pollution 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Regulation of Air Quality and Air Quality Modeling 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Air Quality Regulation 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Air Dispersion Modeling Guidelines 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Meteorology for Air Dispersion Modelers 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Structure of the Atmosphere 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Altitude Dependence of Barometric Pressure 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Height Dependence of Temperature—Adiabatic Case 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Stability 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Heat Balance 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Wind Speed Profile 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Temperature Profile Revisited: Nonneutral Conditions 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Heat Balance Revisited: Stable Conditions 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Mixing Layer Height 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Concept of Turbulence 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Special Topics in Meteorology 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 Advanced Topics in Meteorology 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 Summary of Main Equations 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Gaussian Dispersion Modeling: An In-Depth Study 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Gaussian Plume Models 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Parameterizations Based on Stability Classes 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Gaussian Plume Dispersion Short Cut 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Plume Dispersion Modifiers 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Continuous Parameterization for Gaussian Dispersion Models 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Gaussian Plume Models for Nonpoint Sources 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Virtual Source Concept 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Special Issues 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Gaussian Puff Modeling 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Advanced Topics in Meteorology 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Summary of the Main Equations 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Plume–Atmosphere Interactions 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Plume Rise 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Plume Downwash: PRIME (Plume RIse Model Enhancements) 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Behavior of Denser-than-Air Plumes 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Deposition 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Summary of the Main Equations 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Gaussian Model Approaches in Urban or Industrial Terrain 296\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Wind Flow around Obstacles 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Surface Roughness and Displacement Height in Urban and Industrial Terrain 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Wind Speed Profiles near the Surface: Deviations from Similarity Theory 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Turbulence in Urban Terrain 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Dispersion Calculations in Urban Terrain near the Surface 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 An Example 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Summary of the Main Equations 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Stochastic Modeling Approaches 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Fundamentals of Stochastic Air Dispersion Modeling 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Numerical Aspects of Stochastic Modeling 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Stochastic Lagrangian Calculation Examples 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Summary of the Main Equations 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Online 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Meteorological Modeling 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 CFD Model Formulation: Fundamentals 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) Techniques 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Large Eddy Simulation (LES) 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Numerical Methods in CFD 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Meteorological Modeling 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Summary of the Main Equations 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Eulerian Model Approaches 404\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Governing Equations of Eulerian Dispersion Models 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Closing the Material Balance for Turbulent Motion 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Atmospheric Chemistry 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Numerical Aspects of Eulerian Dispersion Modeling 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Summary of the Main Equations 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Practical Aspects of Air Dispersion Modeling 474\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Source Characterization and Source Modeling 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Coordinate Systems 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Data Handling 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Model Validation 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 ISC3 and SCREEN3: A Detailed Description 480\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 ISC3 Model Description 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 SCREEN3 Model Description 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 AERMOD and AERMET: A Detailed Description 491\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Description of AERMET 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Description of AERMOD 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 CALPUFF and CALMET: A Detailed Description 514\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Description of CALMET 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Description of CALPUFF 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 CMAQ: A Brief Description 542\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Main Features of CMAQ 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Advection and Diffusion Modeling in CMAQ 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling in CMAQ 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Auxiliary Calculations and Derivations 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Auxiliary Da ta and Methods 596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Theory of Near Surface Turbulence Applied to Wind Speed Profiles, Dry Deposition, Air–Water Exchange, and Canopy Effects 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 629\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEX DE VISSCHER, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Canada Research Chair in Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering at the University of Calgary. Dr. De Visscher has published his findings in a wide range of areas, including air quality and waste gas treatment, advanced oxidation, solution chemistry, and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, he has published a volume of the \u003ci\u003eIUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series\u003c\/i\u003e dedicated to alkaline earth carbonates. Among his honors and accolades, Dr. De Visscher is a recipient of the University of Calgary's Killam Emerging Research Leader Award.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA single reference to all aspects of contemporary air dispersion modeling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe practice of air dispersion modeling has changed dramatically in recent years, in large part due to new EPA regulations. Current with the EPA's 40 CFR Part 51, this book serves as a complete reference to both the science and contemporary practice of air dispersion modeling. Throughout the book, author Alex De Visscher guides readers through complex calculations, equation by equation, helping them understand precisely how air dispersion models work, including such popular models as the EPA's AERMOD and CALPUFF.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAir Dispersion Modeling\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a primer that enables readers to quickly grasp basic principles by developing their own air dispersion model. Next, the book offers everything readers need to work with air dispersion models and accurately interpret their results, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull chapter dedicated to the meteorological basis of air dispersion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples throughout the book illustrating how theory translates into practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive discussions of Gaussian, Lagrangian, and Eulerian air dispersion modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed descriptions of the AERMOD and CALPUFF model formulations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book also includes access to a website with Microsoft® Excel and MATLAB® files that contain examples of air dispersion model calculations. 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