Evaluation of a 3-D flow and pollutant dispersion modelling system to estimate climatological groundlevel concentrations in complex coastal sites

Abstract

A three-dimensional modelling system, made by a mass-consistent wind field model and by a Lagrangian particle model, has been applied to a Mediterranean complex coastal site to describe the atmospheric dispersion of pollutants emitted by a thermal power plant. Different short-term episodes have been simulated to cover the seasonal climate variability. Model results have been compared with local SO