Abstract

Development and validation of transport models for the study of regional acid deposition require improved observations of pollutant transport and dispersion processes for various atmospheric conditions. No suitable method for air-parcel tracking along non-constant density surfaces is available. Following a technique described by Rowland and Konrad (1979), SRI International has demonstrated the feasibility of using an airborne lidar system to observe atmospheric transport and dispersion of fluorescent dye particle (FDP) tracers. The Airborne Lidar Plume and Haze Analyzer (ALPHA-1) constructed and operated for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) was used for this purpose.

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