Validation of an ambient air quality model for naval air operations
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Authors
Douglas, Terry Scott
Subjects
Air pollution
Aircraft
Model
Aircraft
Model
Advisors
Netzer, David W.
Date of Issue
1979-12
Date
December 1979
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
An initial validation of an Air Quality Assessment Model for Naval air operations was conducted at NAS Miramar, CA. A previously developed model was updated to appropriately represent 1978/79 operations and then evaluated for prediction sensitivity to variations in meteorological and dispersion model parameters. A joint effort with the Naval Air Propulsion Center, the Environmental Protection Agency/Northrup Services, Inc. and PMTC, Pt. Mugu was conducted to obtain detailed data over a one-week period. Comparisons of model predictions with the limited initial measured concentration data indicated that: (1) predicted CO concentrations were in good agreement with measurement, (2) predicted NOX concentrations from aircraft idle/taxi operations were too low, and (3) predicted total hydrocarbons and particulate concentrations were too high for aircraft idle/taxi operations and too low for environ sources.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Aeronautics
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
1 v. (various pagings);28 cm.
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.