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Mixing Depths, Wind Speeds and Air Pollution Potential for Selected Locations in the United States
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In this article, daily estimates of mixing depths and average wind speeds through the mixing layers were calculated and summarized for seven locations in several climatic regions of the contiguous United States, and the frequency of occurrence of various combinations of mixing depth and wind speed classes were used in an urban diffusion model to calculate theoretical values of relative pollutant concentration for four major cities.Abstract:
Daily estimates of morning and afternoon mixing depths and average wind speeds through the mixing layers were calculated and summarized for seven locations in several climatic regions of the contiguous United States. Mixing depth and wind speed estimates were based on regular surface (airways) and upper air (rawinsonde) observations of the Weather Bureau and on the assumption of a dry-adiabatic lapse rate in the mixing layer. Monthly averages of morning and afternoon mixing depth and wind speed are presented graphically. The frequency of occurrence of various combinations of mixing depth and wind speed classes were used in an urban diffusion model to calculate theoretical values of relative pollutant concentration for four major cities. These relative pollutant concentrations, which also depend upon city size, are compared among the cities on the bases of their current sizes and a common size.read more
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