| Computer Treatment of Large Air Pollution Models 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Zlatev, Zahari (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792333284 ISBN-13: 9780792333289 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: The long-range transport of air pollutants and the reduction of air pollution to an acceptable level is an important environmental problem. The mathematical models by which this problem can be successfully studied are normally described by partial differential equations. The discretization in space leads to huge systems of ordinary differential equations containing up to several million equations that are to be handled during many time steps. This shows why the numerical treatment of these problems always causes difficulties, even if high-speed computers are available. Several problems connected with the computer treatment of air pollution models are discussed. While there are many excellent papers devoted to this subject, this is the first book where an attempt is made to study these problems systematically. This book may be useful for many specialists in air pollution modelling. Some topics are treated rather generally, therefore the book may also be used as a reference source by many scientists and engineers working with large mathematical tools. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical |
| Dewey: 628.530 |
| LCCN: 94045303 |
| Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.56 lbs) 359 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Models are often the only way of interpreting measurements to in- vestigate long-range transport, and this is the reason for the emphasis on them in many research programs". B. E. A. Fisher: "A review of the processes and models of long-range transport of air pollutants", Atmospheric Environment, 17(1983), p. 1865. Mathematical models are (potentially, at least) powerful means in the efforts to study transboundary transport of air pollutants, source-receptor relationships and efficient ways of reducing the air pollution to acceptable levels. A mathematical model is a complicated matter, the development of which is based on the use of (i) various mechanisms describing mathematically the physical and chemical properties of the studied phenomena, (ii) different mathematical tools (first and foremost, partial differenti- al equations), (iii) various numerical methods, (iv) computers (especially, high-speed computers), (v) statistical approaches, (vi) fast and efficient visualization and animation techniques, (vii) fast methods for manipulation with huge sets of data (input data, intermediate data and output data). |