Physics – Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Scientific paper
2009-08-11
Atmospheric Environment 44(8):1097-1107, 2010
Physics
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.039
A method is developed for estimating the emission rates of contaminants into the atmosphere from multiple point sources using measurements of particulate material deposited at ground level. The approach is based on a Gaussian plume type solution for the advection-diffusion equation with ground-level deposition and given emission sources. This solution to the forward problem is incorporated into an inverse algorithm for estimating the emission rates by means of a linear least squares approach. The results are validated using measured deposition and meteorological data from a large lead-zinc smelting operation in Trail, British Columbia. The algorithm is demonstrated to be robust and capable of generating reasonably accurate estimates of total contaminant emissions over the relatively short distances of interest in this study.
Lushi Enkeleida
Stockie John M.
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