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Air Pollution

The Commonwealth and International Library: Meteorology Division

Authors: R. S. Scorer Publisher: Elsevier Science Publication date: 2013 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 166 Publication formats: EAN: 9781483186405 ISBN: 9781483186405 Category: Environmental science, engineering & technology Publisher's index: C2013-0-05534-X Bibliographic note: -

Description

Air Pollution describes the basic mechanisms of how air pollution is transported and diffused in the atmosphere.
The book discusses topics on pollution over flat country, formula and mechanisms of dilution; high level, ground and valley inversions; thermal, mechanical, and optical effects which influence air pollution; flow which leaves a solid surface or separation; and the effects and repercussions of air pollution.
Physicists, meteorologists, environmentalists, and researchers will find the book insightful.

TOC

  • Front Cover 2
  • Air Pollution 5
  • Copyright Page 6
  • Table of Contents 7
  • LIST OF PLATES 9
  • PREFACE 13
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 15
  • CHAPTER 1. Pollution over Flat Country 17
    • THE STABILITY OF THE AIR 17
    • STABLE AIR 19
    • UNSTABLE AIR 23
    • FUMIGATION 29
    • THE CLOUD-BASE INVERSION 30
    • RADIAGTION FROM CLOUDS 34
  • CHAPTER 2. Dilution: Formulae and Mechanisms 36
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