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'''DISPERSION21''' (also called '''DISPERSION 2.1''') is a local scale [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|air pollution dispersion model]]<ref name=Turner/><ref name=Schnelle/><ref name=Beychok/> developed by the air quality research unit at [[SMHI]], the ''Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute'', located in [[Norrköping]].<ref name=SMHI-Staff/><ref name=Omstedt/>
'''DISPERSION21''' (also called '''DISPERSION 2.1''') is a local scale [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|air pollution dispersion model]]<ref name=Turner/><ref name=Schnelle/><ref name=Beychok/> developed by the air quality research unit at [[SMHI]], the ''Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute'', located in [[Norrköping]].<ref name=SMHI-Staff/><ref name=Omstedt/>

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An industrial air pollution source

DISPERSION21 (also called DISPERSION 2.1) is a local scale air pollution dispersion model[1][2][3] developed by the air quality research unit at SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, located in Norrköping.[4][5]

The model is widely used in Sweden by local and regional environmental agencies, various industrial users, consultant services offered by SMHI and for educational purposes.

Model description

DISPERSION21 is intended as a tool for calculating air pollutant concentrations originating from industrial or urban air pollutant sources. The model is used in studies to evaluate effects on air quality from existing or planned sources. It is a local-scale Gaussian model including plume rise and building wake effects. A street canyon component with NOx-chemistry is included.[6]

Some of the specific features and capabilities of DISPLAY21 are: [6]

References

  1. D.B. Turner (1994). Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates, 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.  www.crcpress.com
  2. Karl B. Schnelle and Partha R. Dey (2000). Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Compliance Guide, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 0-07-058059-6.  Available online at Google Books
  3. Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion, 4th Edition. author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-0-2.  www.air-dispersion.com
  4. Air Quality Research staff and contacts From the SMHI website
  5. Gunnar Omstedt (1988), An operational air pollution model, SMHI Report RMK 57
  6. 6.0 6.1 MDS - Model Documentation System From the website of the European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET)