Practice - Lofting Plume Shape
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Practice Questions
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What is the adiabatic lapse rate?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature changes as air rises.
Define looping in plume behavior.
💡 Hint: Remember, vertical movement occurs when the air is unstable.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens to a pollutant plume in unstable atmospheric conditions?
💡 Hint: Think about the behavior of hot air.
Is fanning associated with high or low dispersion?
💡 Hint: Recall the description of fanning conditions.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a scenario of urban pollution during summer, where the environmental lapse rate is observed at -4 °C/km, analyze and predict the dispersion shape. Discuss the factors influencing your prediction.
💡 Hint: Focus on the relationships between the lapse rates.
Calculate the mixing height when the environmental lapse rate is reported as -6 °C/km and the adiabatic lapse rate is -9.8 °C/km. Describe the implications for pollution transport.
💡 Hint: Analyze how the difference in lapse rates affects the mixing height.
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