Pollutant transport in coastal areas with and without background wind

J. Camps (1) , J. Massons (1) , M. R. Soler (2) , E. C. Nickerson (3)

1 Applied Physics Laboratory [Tarragona]
2 DAM - Department of Astronomy and Meteorology [Barcelona]
3 NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory

A three-dimensional meteorological model and a Lagrangian particle dispersion model are used to study the effects of a uniform large-scale wind on the dispersion of a non-reactive pollutant in a coastal region with complex terrain. Simulations are carried out both with and without a background wind. A comparison between model results and measured data (wind and pollutant concentrations) indicates that the coupled model system provides a useful mechanism for analyzing pollutant dispersion in coastal regions.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère; Sciences de la Terre

J. Camps, J. Massons, M. R. Soler, E. C. Nickerson. Pollutant transport in coastal areas with and without background wind. Annales Geophysicae, 1997, 15 (4), pp.476-486. ⟨hal-00316222⟩