- Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Resources
A report published in 1995, "Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Resources", can be downloaded from this site. It includes descriptions, contact people, and other details about 94 dispersion models. The report was developed by the: Subcommittee on Consequence Assessment and Protective Action (SCAPA), of the Emergency Management Advisory Committee, of the U.S. Department of Energy.
http://www.scapa.bnl.gov/
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Review It - Atmospheric Research and Information Centre (ARIC)
Based at the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, ARIC is a research center for study of atmospheric pollution issues caused by industrial, power generation, and transportation sources. ARIC focuses on the basic elements of the science: emission characterization and estimation; ambient air monitoring; predictive modeling; and control technologies.
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/index.html
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Review It - CSIRO's Atmospheric Pollution Program
The program is part of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia. Within the program, a Pollution Dispersion team: studies the Lagrangian theory of turbulent dispersion; conducts laboratory and field studies of convective boundary layer growth, turbulence, and dispersion; and develops advanced air dispersion models utilizing ideas from the Lagrangian theory studies and from the laboratory and field studies.
http://www.dar.csiro.au/res/aq/default.htm
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Review It - Multiplan R&F
Based in the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and with an office in Rueil-Malmaison,France, this firm's services include health, safety and environmental (HSE)training courses either online or onsite. Courses are available in air dispersion modeling, HAZOP's, quantitative risk assessment, and environmental management.
http://www.multiplan.co.ae/pr01.htm
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Review It - National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
Located at the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (NARAC) is a national emergency response service for real-time assessment of incidents involving accidental releases of nuclear, chemical, biological, or natural hazardous material. Additional information is available at http://www.llnl.gov/str/Baskett.html
http://narac.llnl.gov
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Review It - NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)
Within the U.S.'s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the ARL conducts research on the transport, dispersion, transformation, and removal of atmospheric pollutants ... leading to the development of air quality and dispersion models. The ARL also supports other U.S. agencies. In particular, the ARL's Atmospheric Turbulence & Diffusion Division (ATTD) and Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (ASMD) support the U.S. EPA in developing regulatory air dispersion models.
http://www.arl.noaa.gov
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Review It - Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark
The Atmospheric Transport & Exchange section of the Risoe laboratory performs research into boundary-layer meteorology and atmospheric turbulence, and into environmental problems related to the transport of airborne pollutants. Typical research tasks are: dispersion of smoke puffs and plumes; dispersion of heavier-than-air plumes; and real-time dispersion modeling for emergency managing support.
http://www.risoe.dk/vea-atu
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Review It - The Aerospace Corporation
The Environmental Systems division has developed a model validation program (MVP) for improving the toxic hazard dispersion models used at space vehicle launch sites (Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California). Launch cloud and atmospheric tracer data collected by the MVP were used to test and upgrade the predictions.
http://www.aero.org/envsys/MVP.html
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Review It - The CAMP Research Program
The George Mason University in Virginia has a research program called CAMP (Comprehensive Atmospheric Modeling Program). The focus of the program, funded by the U.S. Defense Department, is on atmospheric transport and dispersion of releases of nuclear, biological, and chemical agents. A wide range of available air dispersion models will be acquired and evaluated.
http://squall.scs.gmu.edu/camp/
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Review It - The CAPARS System
The Computer-Assisted Protective Action Recommendation System (CAPARS) is an integrated model for predicting the path and impacts of an atmospheric release of hazardous materials. It is used by a Regional Atmospheric Response Center (RARC) in Denver, Colorado, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, to tell their staff where the plume will go, when it will arrive, how serious the impacts may be, and what protective actions to take.
http://www.rarc.org/Overview/CAPARSSummary.HTML
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Review It - U.S. EPA's Support Center for Regulatory Air Models
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency uses this site to provide information on the many dispersion models supporting regulatory programs required by U.S. law. All of the EPA's dispersion models and their Users' Manuals can be downloaded cost-free from here. An online forum is also provided for discussion/questions/answers on all aspects of the EPA's models.
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/scram/
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Review It - UCR Air Quality Modeling Group
The mechanical engineering department of the University of California at Riverside (UCR) has an air quality modeling group performing research in the development and application of small-scale dispersion models, as well as the development of simplified and comprehensive photochemical models.
http://www.engr.ucr.edu/mechanical/
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