Title: Analytical offline approach for concentration fluctuations and higher order concentration moments

Authors: Andrea Bisignano; Luca Mortarini; Enrico Ferrero; Stefano Alessandrini

Addresses: Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel, 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy ' Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), National Research Council (CNR), Corso Fiume 4, 10133, Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel, 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy ' Research on Energy Systems (RSE), via Rubattino 54, Milano, Italy; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), 3090 Center Green Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Abstract: We developed a fluctuating plume model able to evaluate all the higher order moments of concentration only requiring the knowledge of the first one. The simple algorithm used to calculate the meander centroid component is independent of the method used to obtain the mean concentration field and makes the computational time lower than most meandering plume model versions. Thus, it is especially suitable for practical applications.

Keywords: atmospheric dispersion modelling; fluctuating plume model; concentration fluctuations; environmental pollution; air pollution; air quality.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2014.065905

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2014 Vol.55 No.1/2/3/4, pp.58 - 66

Published online: 17 Dec 2014 *

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