Title: Evaluation of a 3-D flow and pollutant dispersion modelling system to estimate climatological groundlevel concentrations in complex coastal sites

Authors: S. Finardi, G. Tinarelli, A. Nanni, G. Brusasca, G. Carboni

Addresses: CESI, Business Unit Ambiente, via Reggio Emilia 39, 20090 Segrate (MI), Italy. CESI, Business Unit Ambiente, via Reggio Emilia 39, 20090 Segrate (MI), Italy. Envitech - Ambiente e Tecnologie srl, c.so d. Vittoria 2/f, 28100, Novara Italy. CESI, Business Unit Ambiente, via Reggio Emilia 39, 20090 Segrate (MI), Italy. Enel/PIN/STS/UP, via N. Bixio 39, 29100 Piacenza, Italy

Abstract: A three-dimensional modelling system, made by a mass-consistent wind field model and by a Lagrangian particle model, has been applied to a Mediterranean complex coastal site to describe the atmospheric dispersion of pollutants emitted by a thermal power plant. Different short-term episodes have been simulated to cover the seasonal climate variability. Model results have been compared with local SO₂

Keywords: atmospheric dispersion; coastal meteorology; complex terrain; particle model; wind field.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2001.000642

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2001 Vol.16 No.1/2/3/4/5/6, pp.472-482

Published online: 07 Jul 2003 *

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