Computationally Efficient Air Dispersion Modelling

Air dispersion modelling has become one of the main tools in the study of air quality whereby it is a key element in most environmental impact assessments. Almost every human activity and natural process leads to some form of air pollution. Therefore, air dispersion modelling is a powerful technique to evaluate whether a source creates a problem. Considering climate change, sustainable design and planning of our cities is essential, but alpine regions pose several problems to the correct investigation of air pollutant concentrations.

In general, two different models will be considered, namely the Gaussian Plume Model and the Stochastic Lagrangian Particle Model.

The goal is to extend these models to alpine regions respectively to different source types, deposition and reflection to predict a concentration profile.