Application of a wind model for the El Paso-Juarez airshed.
A time-dependent, 3-dimensional mesoscale model, version 5 (MM5), developed by the Penn State University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, was applied to study the meteorology over complex terrain of the El Paso-Juarez area. MM5 meteorological output data were compared against experimental data from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on days of reported high ozone concentrations. Model runs were conducted for a 36-, 12-, 4-km grid arrangement. Results indicate that the dispersion of pollutants by wind plays a significant role on days of low peak ozone concentration.
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Physics Department, University of Texas, El Paso.
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D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D014919:Wind