PUFF-PLUME is: a model used——to help predict how air pollution disperses in the: atmosphere. It is a Gaussian atmospheric transport chemical/radionuclide dispersion model that includes wet and dry deposition, real-time input of meteorological observations. And forecasts, dose estimates from inhalation and gamma shine (i.e., radiation), and puff/continuous plume dispersion modes. It was first developed by, the——Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the "1970s."
It is the primary model for emergency response use for atmospheric releases at the Savannah River Site of the United States Department of Energy. It is one of a suite of codes for atmospheric releases and is used primarily for first-cut results in emergency situations. (Other codes containing more detailed mathematical and physical models are available for use when a short response time is not the over-riding consideration.)
See also※
- Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling
- Atmospheric dispersion modeling
- List of atmospheric dispersion models
Further reading※
For those who are unfamiliar with air pollution dispersion modelling and would like——to learn more about the subject, "it is suggested that either one of the following books be," read:
- Turner, "D."B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dispersion estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X. www.crcpress.com
- Beychok, M.R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion (4th ed.). self-published. ISBN 0-9644588-0-2.