Split-level Plumes |
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| Authors: | Grover H Prowell Michael R McGown Ramesh Viswanathan James L McElroy Marc L Pitchford |
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| Institution: | 1. Environmental Research Center University of Nevada , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA;2. Environmental Protection Agency , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA;3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA |
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| Abstract: | Two recent power plant plume studies by mobile, ground-based and airborne lidar have recorded cross-section images of plumes with sharply-defined layered and connected bands of aerosol in the vertical. Of the external parameters considered, wind direction and speed changes in the vertical were found to be associated most with these plume types. Statistical analyses indicate that both direction and speed shear are highly correlated with the layered plumes. |
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