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In many industrialized countries, atmospheric pollutants are monitored at many locations. Using these data, the purpose was to develop and verify a model for the calculation of realistic concentration distributions for atmospheric pollutants in surface air. The calculation should be based on measurements only and should result in a high area resolution for any region.
Concentration distributions using traditional methods are interpolated from point measurements either for small areas with high resolution or with low resolution for a larger scale. A new method has been developed, tested and applied as personal computer pogram for several pollutants for the F.R.G. The results were very promising. Above all it could be shown, that it is possible to locate minima and maxima of concentration in the distribution far from monitoring stations.
In this paper the results for sulphur dioxide in the F.R.G. will be discussed as an example. Data obtained from local authorities were evaluated by the author. The results show advantages and limits of the new method compared to traditional methods.
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Vautz, W. (1991). Calculation of Concentration Distributions for Atmospheric Pollutants from Continuously Measured Data. In: Hälker, M., Jaeschke, A. (eds) Informatik für den Umweltschutz / Computer Science for Environmental Protection. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 296. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77164-4_6
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