Performance evaluation of AERMOD and CALPUFF air dispersion models in industrial complex area

Nattawut Jittra; Nattaporn Pinthong; Sarawut Thepanondh

doi:10.4137/ASWR.S32781

Performance evaluation of AERMOD and CALPUFF air dispersion models in industrial complex area

Nattawut Jittra
, Nattaporn Pinthong
, Sarawut Thepanondh

Department of Sanitary Engineering

Mahidol University
Center of Excellence on Environmental Health

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AERMOD and CALPUFF air dispersion models were evaluated for their performance in predicting nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) in Maptaphut industrial area in Thailand. Emission data were obtained from 292 point sources in the study domain. Modeled results were compared with those measured data from 10 receptor sites. Evaluation of model performance was carried out by using statistical analysis. Overall results revealed that AERMOD provided more accurate results than CALPUFF model for both NO₂ and SO₂ predictions. As for the highest value, results from robust highest concentration analysis indicated that AERMOD had better performance in predicting extreme high-end concentration than CALPUFF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-95
Number of pages	9
Journal	Air, Soil and Water Research
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4137/ASWR.S32781
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2015

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AERMOD
Air dispersion
CALPUFF
Maptaphut

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