AIR QUALITY MODELS
| Title | ΜΟΝΤΕΛΑ ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΕΡΑ / AIR QUALITY MODELS |
| Code | ΜΦΠ703 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Charikleia Meleti |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016943 |
Programme of Study: Environmental Physics
Registered students: 9
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600199685
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600199685
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
To deepen their knowledge of atmospheric mechanisms causing and affecting air pollution dispersion
Be familiar with the mathematical equations that describe these mechanisms and the assumptions/ways to solve them
To gain satisfactory theoretical background about air dispersion modeling
To gain experience in using the dispersion models ICS3, CALINE και HYSPLIT
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Definition of air quality models, Applications, types, structure and development of photochemical air quality models, Fundamentals of atmospheric dispersion cycle, Accuracy and equations of a photochemical air quality model, Analytical form of dispersion equation, Eulerian photochemical models and examples, Lagrangian photochemical models and examples, Calculation of forward and backward trajectories of air parcels, Trajectory models, Application of models
Keywords
air pollution, air quality, dispersion, photochemical model
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | ✓ | ||||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ||||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
Homework or written exam in the undergraduate course Atmospheric Diffusion and Dispersion Homework in runs of the dispersion models ISC3 and CALINE
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Στ. Καραθανάσης, Ατμοσφαιρική ρύπανση- φωτοχημικά μοντέλα ποιότητας του αέρα, Εκδ.: Τζιόλα
Additional bibliography for study
Arya S. Pal, Air Pollution Meteorology and Dispersion, Oxford University Press Inc., New York, USA, 1999.
Seinfeld John. H. and Spyros N. Pandis , Αtmοsheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution, from Pollution to Climate Change, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. USA., 1998.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/air/documents/CL4Guide.pdf
http://www3.epa.gov/scram001/userg/regmod/isc3v1.pdf
http://www3.epa.gov/scram001/userg/regmod/isc3v2.pdf
http://www.arl.noaa.gov/documents/reports/hysplit_user_guide.pdf
Last Update
19-05-2019
