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GAUSSIAN DIFFUSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Atmospheric Physics
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pasquill's stability classification scheme
1, record 1, English, Pasquill%27s%20stability%20classification%20scheme
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pasquill stability classification scheme 2, record 1, English, Pasquill%20stability%20classification%20scheme
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pasquill' s stability classification scheme was developed to describe dispersion conditions using routinely-available, surfaced-based measurements of wind speed, cloud cover and insolation, and more practically to specify the diffusion parameters [sigma] y and [sigma] z(standard deviations of horizontal and vertical pollutant spread) used in the Gaussian plume model. 1, record 1, English, - Pasquill%27s%20stability%20classification%20scheme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de classification de la stabilité de Pasquill
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20classification%20de%20la%20stabilit%C3%A9%20de%20Pasquill
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- classification de stabilité de Pasquill 2, record 1, French, classification%20de%20stabilit%C3%A9%20de%20Pasquill
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour prendre en compte l'effet des conditions de stabilité sur la dispersion, il est envisagé [...] d'utiliser la classification de stabilité de Pasquill qui dépend essentiellement du rayonnement et de la vitesse du vent [...] 2, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20classification%20de%20la%20stabilit%C3%A9%20de%20Pasquill
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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