Atmospheric dispersion models for environmental pollution applications.

Abstract

This section is concerned with mathematical cloud or plume models describing the role of the atmosphere, primarily in relation to the second of these, the acute effects of air pollution, i.e. those arising from comparatively high concentration levels. The need for such air pollution modeling studies has increased spectacularly as a result of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1968 and, especially, two key court decisions; the Calvert Cliffs decision, and the Sierra Club ruling on environmental non-degradation. This increase is being met in several ways. Many more individuals and companies, a large number, have entered the environmental consulting field. Similarly many more universities now offer special training in atmospheric diffusion. This workshop itself is a response to the greatly increased demand that exists for information on applications of diffusion modeling to a wide variety of urgent, practical, air-pollution problems. (from paper)