Practice - Pollutant Dispersion Behavior
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Practice Questions
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What defines unstable atmospheric conditions?
💡 Hint: Think about how wind influences air movement.
Name a type of plume behavior.
💡 Hint: Consider the shapes created by pollutant dispersion.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens to pollutants in unstable atmospheric conditions?
💡 Hint: Think about movement during high winds.
True or False: In fanning conditions, pollutants can disperse significantly vertically.
💡 Hint: What does fanning mean in terms of height?
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Challenge Problems
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If the environmental lapse rate is measured at -6°C/km and the dry adiabatic lapse rate is -9.8°C/km, calculate the mixing height.
💡 Hint: Use the rate of temperature change to establish the intersection point.
Discuss the potential health impacts in urban areas during winter inversion layers, outlining how fanning and fumigation might occur.
💡 Hint: What happens when pollutants cannot disperse away?
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