SUBJECT

Title

Scale dependent atmospheric dispersion models

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Doctoral

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

After the review of basic concepts of the meteorology and air quality modelling we analyse the hydro-thermodynamic equation system of atmosphere and air pollution transport equation. We’ll study the structure of atmospheric turbulence, concern with various order closure hypotheses. We’ll review the classification of the dispersion models (statistic and dynamic, Lagrange and Euler types, etc.). Construction of local and mesoscale air pollution and PBL models are also investigated. Air pollution model applications in Hungary especially in the Hungarian Meteorological Service will be investigated in the end of the course.

Readings

Blackadar, A. K., 1996: Turbulence and Diffusion in the Atmosphere, Springer, Berlin.
Bozó L., Mészáros E., Molnár Á., 2006: Levegőkörnyezet – Modellezés és megfigyelés (Air environment – Modelling and observation), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest. (in Hungarian).
Stull, R. B., 2003: An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology. Kluwer Academic Publishers (reprint).