Title: A new Russian regulatory dispersion model ''MEAN'' for calculation of mean annual concentrations and its meteorological pre-processor

Authors: E.L. Genikhovich, I.G. Gracheva, P.Ya. Groisman, L.H. Khurshudyan

Addresses: Main Geophysical Observatory, 7 Karbysheva Street, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia. Main Geophysical Observatory, 7 Karbysheva Street, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia. National Climatic Data Centre, Asheville, NC, USA. Main Geophysical Observatory, 7 Karbysheva Street, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: A new Russian regulatory dispersion model ||MEAN|| is based on integration of the analytical expressions which approximate the numerical solution of the advection-diffusion equation (ADE). The meteorological preprocessor of this model uses routine information from the national meteorological network to estimate and process necessary dispersion parameters. Turbulent fluxes of the sensible heat calculated using this preprocessor are compared with those measured using the eddy-correlation technique or estimated from profile measurements. Results of the validation of this model are also presented.

Keywords: annual; concentration; dispersion; long-term; meteorological preprocessor; modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2000.000567

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2000 Vol.14 No.1/2/3/4/5/6, pp.443-452

Published online: 18 Jul 2003 *

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