5.2 - Rate of Accumulation
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What is advection?
💡 Hint: Think about how wind affects the location of pollutants.
What does dispersion refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider how pollutants mix with the air.
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What does advection refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about air traveling and how it carries pollutants.
True or False: Stability in the atmosphere helps pollutants rise.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to air when it is stable.
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A factory emits pollutants at ground level in a stable air mass. Discuss how this affects the accumulation of pollutants in surrounding residential areas.
💡 Hint: Consider how temperature inversions can trap pollutants.
Given an environmental lapse rate of -0.006 °C/m, analyze how this compares with the adiabatic lapse rate and its implications for pollutant dispersion.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to air parcels that don’t cool as quickly as they rise.
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