This paper reviews methods to evaluate the performance of air quality models, which are
tools that predict the fate of gases and aerosols upon their release into the atmosphere …

Air Pollution has been an eclectic ecological problem exposed and exaggerated by constant
urbanization, massive industrialization, population explosion, and unregulated exploitation …

To investigate small-scale transport and dispersion (T&D) within urban areas, we couple a
large-eddy-simulation (LES)-based urban-scale fluid solver (EULAG), with the mesoscale …

In homeland security applications, it is often necessary to characterize the source location
and strength of a potentially harmful contaminant. Correct source characterization requires …

This paper couples the meteorological Mesoscale Model (MM5) with the non-steady state
CALPUFF modelling system in a short range dispersion context to assess regulatory …

Effective and accurate modeling of air quality in complex terrain constitutes one of the main
challenges for the community of modelers. One of the basic problems is the selection of …

Following a nuclear accident, on-site gamma dose rates provide the most complete record of
atmospheric releases of both long-and short-lived radionuclides. However, they are seldom …

Abstract Inverse Dispersion Modelling (IDM) establishes a relationship between an air
pollutant concentration downstream of a source and the strength of an emission source by …

CALPUFF is an atmospheric source-receptor model recommended by the US Environmental
Protection Agency for use on a case-by-case basis in complex terrain and wind conditions …

This paper extends the approach of coupling a forward-looking dispersion model with a
backward model using a genetic algorithm (GA) by incorporating a more sophisticated …