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An Integrated approach to street canyon pollution modelling.

Addison, Paul S; Currie, John; Low, David J; McCann, Joanna M

Authors

Paul S Addison

David J Low

Joanna M McCann



Contributors

Ranjeet S Sokhi
Editor

Roberto San Jos�
Editor

Nicolas Moussiopoulos
Editor

Ruwim Berkowicz
Editor

Abstract

An integrated method for the prediction of the spatial pollution distribution within a street canyon directly from a microscopic traffic simulation model is outlined. The traffic simulation package Paramics is used to model the flow of vehicles in realistic traffic conditions on a real road network. This produces details of the amount of pollutant produced by each vehicle at any given time. The authors calculate the dispersion of the pollutant using a particle tracking diffusion method which is superimposed on a known velocity and turbulence field. This paper shows how these individual components may be integrated to provide a practical street canyon pollution model. The resulting street canyon pollution model provides isoconcentrations of pollutant within the road topography.

Citation

Addison, P. S., Currie, J., Low, D. J., & McCann, J. M. (2000). An Integrated approach to street canyon pollution modelling. In R. S. Sokhi, R. S. José, N. Moussiopoulos, & R. Berkowicz (Eds.), Urban Air Quality: Measurement, Modelling and Management (333-342). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0932-4_36

Conference Name Second International Conference on Urban Air Quality: Measurement, Modelling and Management
Conference Location Madrid
Start Date Mar 3, 1999
End Date Mar 5, 1999
Publication Date 2000
Deposit Date May 25, 2016
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 65
Pages 333-342
Series Title Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Series ISSN 0167-6369
Book Title Urban Air Quality: Measurement, Modelling and Management
ISBN 9789401037969
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0932-4_36
Keywords street canyon; dispersion; pollution concentration;traffic microsimulation;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10276
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/journal/10661