Interregional Air Pollution Modelling: The State of the Art

Summary.- 1 Introduction.- 2. Interregional modelling Updated version of NATO-CCMS document No. 126 by.- I. Notation.- II. Introduction.- III. General Features of Interregional Transport Models.- IV. Atmospheric Transport.- V. Air Pollution Components.- VI. Chemical Processes and Deposition.- VII. Input Requirements.- VIII. Numerical Methods.- IX. Review of Interregional Transport Models.- X. References.- 3. Removal and transformation processes in the atmosphere with respect to SO2 and NOX Updated version of NATO-CCMS document No. 127 by.- Summary.- I. Introduction.- II. Deposition.- a. Introduction.- b. Dry deposition.- c. Wet deposition.- III. Chemical Conversion in the Atmosphere.- a. Introduction.- b. Concentration of hydroxyl radicals in ambient air.- c. Conversion of sulphur dioxide.- d. Conversion of NOX (nitrogen oxides).- IV. Removal of Pollutants in Plumes.- a. Introduction.- b. Sulphur dioxide.- c. Nitrogen oxides.- V. Literature.- 4. A comparison between four different interregional air pollution models Published earlier as NATO-CCMS document No. 155.- I. Introduction.- II. Description of the Models.- a. The THD-model.- b. The KNMI-model.- c. The TNO(SAI)-model.- d. The RIV-model.- III. Phase I-Dispersion from a Hypothetical Source in a Homogeneous Flow Field.- a. The model experiments of Phase I.- b. The analytical model.- c. Differences between the models.- d. Discussion of the results of Phase I.- IV. Data Bases.- a. Emission data base.- b. Meteorological data base.- c. Monitoring data base.- V. Analysis of Phases II And III.- a. Analysis of the ?-episode (1979).- b. Analysis of the ?-episode (1980).- c. Analysis of the ?-episode (1981).- VI. Summary.- VII. Conclusions and Recommendations.- References.