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BACKTRAJECTORY ANALYSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Trajectory analysis uses climate re-analysis products to track a parcel of air: typical applications would be to track a pollution plume or volcanic eruption plume. Back trajectory analysis is the inverse of this technique, and allows one to answer the question, "where did a parcel of air originate from, and where did it uptake its moisture?"

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Une analyse de rétrotrajectoire, qui permet de définir le trajet parcouru par un polluant avant sa détection en un point précis, indique que le SO2 [dioxyde de soufre] proviendrait du parc industriel.

Key term(s)
  • analyse de rétro-trajectoire

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