Air Pollution Meteorology

R R Scorer (Author)

9781898563938, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 1 February 2002

160 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 1.2 cm, 0.26 kg

"The outstanding feature of this book is its extensive collection of photographs showing a variety of conditions that relate to pollution distribution in the air. ...Recommended for undergraduates, technical program students and general readers." --Choice

Written by a distinguished international scientist, who has made fundamental contributions on the climatic relationship between air pollution and meteorology, the book provides a compendium of realistic examples of air pollution behaviour. After commencing with a general survey he takes us through a study of diffusion mechanisms including pollution from industrial chimneys and road traffic. Air pollution meteorology covers boundary layer scaling, pre-processing meteorological data, air quality management, urban meteorology, and atmospheric chemistry (oxides of nitrogen are central to ozone chemistry) with accounts of typical air pollution episodes and a brief dictionary of air pollutants.

The meteorological scene
Chimneys: Purpose and design
Dispersal in theory and practice
Acid rain and development of gas washing
Environmental costs and benefits: A matrix for comparison of sources
Technical dictionary of air pollutants
References and index.

Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK]