Title: Validation of the Gaussian puff models TSTEP and REM-3 using the Kincaid dataset

Authors: Thomas Hantke, Harry Eleveld

Addresses: National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Laboratory of Radiation Research, PO Box 1, NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands. National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Laboratory of Radiation Research, PO Box 1, NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Abstract: Two Gaussian short-range atmospheric dispersion models, TSTEP and REM-3, have been validated with the Kincaid dataset of the Model Validation Kit. TSTEP and REM-3 show high scatter compared to the observations. Both models have the tendency to underestimate lower concentratrations and to overestimate higher concentrations, but, within a factor of five, many predictions are in agreement with the observations. A comparison of TSTEP with REM-3 shows that the models are in good agreement with each other, in particular for low concentrations. Both models are sensitive to the choice of the (effective) release height.

Keywords: Kincaid dataset; model intercomparison; model validation; model validation kit; operational short-range dispersion model.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2002.000707

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2002 Vol.18 No.3, pp.209-222

Published online: 14 Jul 2003 *

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