(1) Applied Physics Laboratory, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain;(2) Department of Astronomy and Meteorology, Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;(3) Forecast Systems Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Abstract:
A three-dimensional meteorological model and a Lagrangian particle dispersion model are used to study the effects of a uniform large-scale wind on the dispersion of a non-reactive pollutant in a coastal region with complex terrain. Simulations are carried out both with and without a background wind. A comparison between model results and measured data (wind and pollutant concentrations) indicates that the coupled model system provides a useful mechanism for analyzing pollutant dispersion in coastal regions.