RIMPUFF is a local-scale puff diffusion model developed by Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Denmark. It is an emergency response model to help emergency management organisations deal with chemical, biological and radiological releases to the atmosphere.
RIMPUFF is in operational use in several European national emergency centres for preparedness and prediction of nuclear accidental releases (RODOS, EURANOS,
ARGOS
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), chemical gas releases (
ARGOS
Argos most often refers to:
* Argos, Peloponnese, a city in Argolis, Greece
** Ancient Argos, the ancient city
* Argos (retailer), a catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Argos or ARGOS may also refer to:
Businesses
...
), and for airborne Foot-and Mouth Disease virus spread
The Foot and Mouth Disease
Description
RIMPUFF builds from parameterized formulas for puff diffusion, wet and dry deposition, and gamma dose radiation. Its range of application covers distances up to ~1000 km from the point of release.
RIMPUFF calculates the instantaneous atmospheric dispersion taking into account the local wind variability and the local turbulence levels. The puff sizes represent instantaneous relative diffusion (no averaging) and is calculated from similarity scaling theory.
Puff diffusion is parameterized for travel times in the range from a few seconds and up to ~1 day.
Wet and dry deposition is also calculated as a function of local rain intensity and turbulence levels.
See also
* List of atmospheric dispersion models
Atmospheric dispersion models are computer programs that use mathematical algorithms to simulate how pollutants in the ambient atmosphere disperse and, in some cases, how they react in the atmosphere.
US Environmental Protection Agency models
Man ...
* UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee
The Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee (ADMLC) is composed of representatives from government departments, agencies (predominantly but not exclusively from the UK) and private consultancies. The ADMLC's main aim is to review current ...
* UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau
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The UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau was part of the Met Office, the UK's national weather and meteorological service. The meteorologists in the bureau are among ...
Further reading
For those who are unfamiliar with air pollution dispersion modelling and would like to learn more about the subject, it is suggested that either one of the following books be read:
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References
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External links
Model Documentation System
- a detailed catalogue of the models developed in Europe.
{{Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Climate Models
Atmospheric dispersion modeling
Air pollution