ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING

1 WEB RESOURCES

Editor Country Title Link Description Contents

Air Quality EPA's Support Center for Documentation and guidance for air quality models,
EPA USA Modeling Group Regulatory Atmospheric Web site including downloadable computer code, input data, and
(AQMG). Modeling model processors.
Development, evaluation, and application of air quality
models; improvement of approaches for predicting
Air Resources http://www.arl.noaa.gov/atmos
NOOA USA Website atmospheric dispersion of hazardous materials; and the
Laboratory Disp.php
generation of new insights into air-surface exchange
and climate variability and trends.
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/
Open directory Air Dispersion Atmospheric dispersion including software and
-- Environment/Air_Quality/Air_ List of links
Project modelling consultants
Dispersion_Modeling/
Atmospheric
Dispersion
http://www.admlc.org.uk/inde Access to ADMLC published works and modeling
ADMLC UK Modelling Website
x.htm guidelines.
Liaison
Committee
Atmospheric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At
Wikipedia English dispersion mospheric_dispersion_modeli Webpage Definition and list of links
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Wikipedia France la dispersion Webpage Definition and list of links
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Atmospheric http://atmosphericdispersion.w Gathers international community of atmospheric
Wiki -- Wiki
dispersion ikia.com/wiki/Main_Page dispersion modelers
Direction du Canada Guide de la http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/ Orienter la démarche des utilisateurs de modèles de
PDF
suivi de l'état (French) modélisation de air/atmosphere/guide-mod- dispersion atmosphérique.
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Focus on coordinating and gathering information from
modellers and users within Europe, developing
guidance and recommendations on air quality modelling
Forum for Air
http://fairmode.ew.eea.europa. for modelers, users and the European Commission,
Quality in Europe FAIRMODE Website
eu/ providing harmonised tools and methodologies for
Europe
model benchmarking and assessment, providing
recommendations for scientific research in air quality
modelling
European
Topic Centre
on Air Model Detailed list of models and search tool to provide
Pollution and Europe Documentation http://acm.eionet.europa.eu/ Website guidance to any model user in the selection of the most
Climate System appropriate model for his application
Change
Mitigation
Boundary layer
flow and http://qnet-
ERCOFTAC -
Europe dispersion over ercoftac.cfms.org.uk/w/index.p Abstract Introduction to environmental flows
QNET
isolated hills hp/AC_5-05
and valleys
Quality
http://www.mi.uni-
Assurance and
hamburg.de/fileadmin/files/for
Improvement of
COST 732 Europe schung/techmet/cost/cost_732/ PDF published guidelines and recommendations
Micro-Scale
pdf/BestPractiseGuideline_1-
Meteorological
5-2007-www.pdf
Models"
Initiative on
"Harmonisation
Model validation kit
within
HARMO Europe http://www.harmo.org/ Website Workshops and conferences
Atmospheric
Proceedings
Dispersion
Modelling for
 Regulatory
Purposes"
Méthodes pour
l’évaluation et la
prévention
http://www.ineris.fr/centredoc/ Dispersion atmosphérique (Mécanismes et outils de
INERIS France des risques PDF
46web.pdf calcul)
accidentels
(DRA-006)
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The BOLUND http://www.springerlink.com/c Open access Intercomparison of models based on the Bolund
Riso Denmark
experiment ontent/r78052840x476825/ article experiment (flow over a steep, 3D hill).
Principes http://www.clic-
généraux de la rhonealpes.com/medias/visuali
INERIS France modélisation de ser/359/INERIS_Principes_mo Powerpoint Main principles behind atmospheric modelling.
la dispersion delisation_dispersion_2009-
atmosphérique 05-12.pdf
Air quality
assessment by Guidance document on best practices for the combined
monitoring and use of monitoring methods and models to assess Air
AIR4EU Europe modelling for http://www.air4eu.nl/ Website Quality in Europe from hotspot/street level to
regulated continental level for various users on local, regional,
pollutants in national and European level and for various purposes.
Europe
Optimisation of
Modelling http://www2.dmu.dk/atmosphe Summary of the main conclusions of the working group
TRAPOS Europe Methods for ricenvironment/Trapos/TheBo PDF on modelling methods fr traffic pollution in urban
Traffic Pollution ok/TRAPOS_Book.pdf environement
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2 BOOKS
Arya, S. Pal (1998). Air Pollution Meteorology and Dispersion (1st Edition ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507398-3.
Schnelle, Karl B. and Dey, Partha R. (1999). Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Compliance Guide (1st Edition ed.). McGraw-Hill
Professional. ISBN 0-07-058059-6.
Barrat, Rod (2001). Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling (1st Edition ed.). Earthscan Publications. ISBN 1-85383-642-7.
Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion (4th Edition ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-0-2.
Center for Chemical Process Safety (1999). Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis (2nd Edition ed.). American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-8169-0720-5.
Center for Chemical Process Safety (1996). Guidelines for Use of Vapor Cloud and Source Dispersion Models, with Worked Examples (2nd
Edition ed.). American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY.ISBN 978-0-8169-0702-1.
Cooper, J.R., Randle, K. and Sokh, R.G. (2003). Radioactive Releases
European Process Safety Centre (1999). Atmospheric Dispersion, 1st Edition, Rugby: Institution of Chemical Engineers. ISBN 0852954042.
Hanna, S. R., Briggs, G. A., & Hosker, R. P. (1982). Handbook on Atmopheric Diffusion. U.S. Department of Energy, Technical Information
Center. DOE/TIC-11223.
Hanna, S.R. and P.J.Drivas (1996). Guidelines for Use of Vapor Cloud Dispersion Models, 2nd Edition, Wiley-American Institute of Chemical
Engineers. ISBN 0816907021.
Hanna, S. R. and D. G. Strimaitis (1989). Workbook of Test Cases for Vapor Cloud Source Dispersion Models, 1st Edition, Center for Chemical
Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers. ISBN 0816904553.
Hanna, S.R. and P.J.Drivas (1996). Guidelines for Use of Vapor Cloud Dispersion Models, 2nd Edition, Wiley-American Institute of Chemical
Engineers. ISBN 0816907021.
Hanna, S. R. and Britter, R.E. (2002). Wind Flow and Vapor Cloud Dispersion at Industrial and Urban Sites, 1st Edition, Wiley-American
Institute of Chemical Engineers. ISBN 081690863X
Perianez, Raul (2005). Modelling the dispersion of radionuclides in the marine environment : an introduction, 1st Edition, Springer. 3540248757.
Pielke, Roger A. (2001). Mesoscale Modeling, 2nd Edition, Elsevier. 0125547668.
Schnelle, Karl B. and Dey, Partha R. (1999). Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Compliance Guide, 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill
Professional. ISBN 0070580596.
Tiwary Abhishek and Colls, Jeremy (2010). Air Pollution (3rd Edition ed.). RootLedge (UK).ISBN 0-203-87196-0.
Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates: An Introduction to Dispersion Modeling (2nd Edition ed.). CRC
Press.ISBN 1-56670-023-X.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1993). Guidance on the Application of Refined Dispersion Models for Hazardous/Toxic Air Releases.
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA-454/R-93-002.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1999). Risk Management Program Guidance for Offsite Consequence Analysis (Appendices). Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA 550-B-99-009.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1999). Technical Background Document for Offsite Consequence Analysis for Anhydrous Ammonia,
Aqueous Ammonia, Chlorine, and Sulfur Dioxide. Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Chapter 4: Offsite Consequence Analysis. In General Guidance on Risk Management Programs
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3 CONFERENCES AND JOURNALS

Advances in Air Pollution Modeling for Environmental Security (NATO Workshop).
International Conference on Air Pollution
International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application (11th).
International Conference on Air Quality – Science and Application