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MEA 710 Atmospheric Dispersion
Lagrangian vs. Eulerian descriptions of turbulence and diffusion. Statistical theories of absolute and relative diffusion from continuous and instantaneous releases. Effects of shear, thermal stratification and earth's rotation on atmospheric dispersion. Lagrangian similarity theories of diffusion in the surface layer and mixed layer. Random walk, Monte Carlo and large eddy simulations of atmospheric dispersion. Urban and regional dispersion models.
Prerequisite: ²Ñ´¡·¡Ìý550 or ²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý700 or ²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý510
Typically offered in Fall only
This course is offered alternate years