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Roadway air dispersion modeling

Index Roadway air dispersion modeling

Roadway air dispersion modeling is the study of air pollutant transport from a roadway or other linear emitter. [1]

65 relations: Air pollutant concentrations, Air pollution, Allen Road, Area source (pollution), Arlington Coalition on Transportation, Arlington County, Virginia, Artery, Atmosphere, Atmospheric dispersion modeling, Benzene, Boston, California Department of Transportation, Carbon monoxide, Clean Air Act (United States), Cloverdale, California, Computer simulation, Contour line, Cross section (geometry), Crosswind, CTAG, East Brunswick, New Jersey, Environmental impact statement, ESL Incorporated, Exhaust gas, Federal Highway Administration, Fortran, Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Hydrocarbon, Interstate 66, Interstate 70 in Colorado, Lexington, Massachusetts, Line source, List of atmospheric dispersion models, List of things named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematical model, Meteorology, Multiview projection, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Nevada Department of Transportation, New Jersey Turnpike, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Nitrogen oxide, Outline of air pollution dispersion, Particulates, Plaintiff, Plume (fluid dynamics), Point source pollution, Public domain, Raritan, New Jersey, ..., Sacramento, California, Sierra Club, Street canyon, Sunnyvale, California, Terrain, Turbulence, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, U.S. Route 101, U.S. Route 95 in Nevada, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Department of Transportation, United States district court, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Volume source (pollution). Expand index (15 more) »

Air pollutant concentrations

Air pollutant concentrations, as measured or as calculated by air pollution dispersion modeling, must often be converted or corrected to be expressed as required by the regulations issued by various governmental agencies.

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Air pollution

Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including gases, particulates, and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere.

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Allen Road

William R. Allen Road, also known as Allen Road and The Allen is a short expressway, super-4 expressway, and arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Area source (pollution)

Area sources are sources of pollution which emit a substance or radiation from a specified area.

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Arlington Coalition on Transportation

The Arlington Coalition on Transportation (ACT) is a citizens group formed to oppose the construction of Interstate 66 through Arlington, Virginia.

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Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referred to simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.

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Artery

An artery (plural arteries) is a blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart to all parts of the body (tissues, lungs, etc).

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Atmosphere

An atmosphere is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body.

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Atmospheric dispersion modeling

Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere.

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Benzene

Benzene is an important organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C6H6.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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California Department of Transportation

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the US state of California.

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Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air.

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Clean Air Act (United States)

The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.) is a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level.

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Cloverdale, California

Cloverdale is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States.

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Computer simulation

Computer simulation is the reproduction of the behavior of a system using a computer to simulate the outcomes of a mathematical model associated with said system.

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Contour line

A contour line (also isocline, isopleth, isarithm, or equipotential curve) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value.

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Cross section (geometry)

In geometry and science, a cross section is the non-empty intersection of a solid body in three-dimensional space with a plane, or the analog in higher-dimensional spaces.

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Crosswind

A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel.

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CTAG

CTAG is a computational fluid dynamics model for the behaviour of air pollutants on and near roadways.

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East Brunswick, New Jersey

East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

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Environmental impact statement

An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment".

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ESL Incorporated

ESL Incorporated, or Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory, was a subsidiary of TRW, a high technology firm in the United States that was engaged in software design, systems analysis and hardware development for the strategic reconnaissance marketplace.

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Exhaust gas

Exhaust gas or flue gas is emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline, petrol, biodiesel blends, diesel fuel, fuel oil, or coal.

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Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation.

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Fortran

Fortran (formerly FORTRAN, derived from Formula Translation) is a general-purpose, compiled imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

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Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion

Fundamentals of Stack Gas Dispersion is a book devoted to the fundamentals of air pollution dispersion modeling of continuous, buoyant pollution plumes from stationary point sources.

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Gordie Howe International Bridge

The Gordie Howe International Bridge (Pont International Gordie-Howe), previously known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and the New International Trade Crossing, is a planned bridge and border crossing to be constructed across the Detroit River.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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Interstate 66

Interstate 66 (I-66) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States.

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Interstate 70 in Colorado

Interstate 70 (I-70) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from Cove Fort, Utah, to Baltimore, Maryland.

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Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Line source

A line source, as opposed to a point source, area source, or volume source, is a source of air, noise, water contamination or electromagnetic radiation that emanates from a linear (one-dimensional) geometry.

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List of atmospheric dispersion models

Atmospheric dispersion models are computer programs that use mathematical algorithms to simulate how pollutants in the ambient atmosphere disperse and, in some cases, how they react in the atmosphere.

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List of things named after Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) is the eponym of all of the topics listed below.

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Mathematical model

A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language.

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Meteorology

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences which includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics, with a major focus on weather forecasting.

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Multiview projection

In technical drawing and computer graphics, a multiview projection is a technique of illustration by which a standardized series of orthographic two-dimensional pictures is constructed to represent the form of a three-dimensional object.

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National Cooperative Highway Research Program

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) conducts research in problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance in the United States.

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Nevada Department of Transportation

The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada.

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New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP), known colloquially as "the Turnpike", is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

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New Jersey Turnpike Authority

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is a state agency responsible for maintaining the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.

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Nitrogen oxide

Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds.

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Outline of air pollution dispersion

*The following outline is presented as an overview and topical guide to air pollution dispersion: Air pollution dispersion – distribution of air pollution into the atmosphere.

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Particulates

Atmospheric aerosol particles, also known as atmospheric particulate matter, particulate matter (PM), particulates, or suspended particulate matter (SPM) are microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in Earth's atmosphere.

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Plaintiff

A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.

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Plume (fluid dynamics)

In hydrodynamics, a plume is a column of one fluid moving through another.

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Point source pollution

A point source of pollution is a single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution.

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Public domain

The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply.

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Raritan, New Jersey

Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.

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Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is an environmental organization in the United States.

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Street canyon

A street canyon (also known as an urban canyon) is a place where the street is flanked by buildings on both sides creating a canyon-like environment.

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Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale is a city located in Santa Clara County, California.

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Terrain

Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) involves the vertical and horizontal dimensions of land surface.

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Turbulence

In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is any pattern of fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity.

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Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is a U.S. Department of Transportation facility located in McLean, Virginia.

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U.S. Route 101

U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States.

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U.S. Route 95 in Nevada

U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a major U.S. highway traversing the U.S. state of Nevada from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City (via US 50) and Reno (via Interstate 80).

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is a U.S. Federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the U.S. government concerned with transportation.

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United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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Volume source (pollution)

A Volume source of pollution is a three-dimensional source of pollutant emissions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadway_air_dispersion_modeling

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