Practice Estimation Of Mixing Height (3) - Transport of Pollutants

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Question 1.
What is mixing height?
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Think about air mixing and pollutant dispersion.
Question 2.
Define environmental lapse rate.
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Remember it relates to temperature changes as altitude changes.
3Question 3.
What is mixing height?
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Think about air movement and pollution.
4Question 4.
True or False: The adiabatic lapse rate is always -9.8°C/km.
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- False
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Consider how environmental conditions might alter the rate.
Question 5.
If a city has different air quality readings throughout the day, how would knowledge of mixing height and lapse rates influence governmental air quality regulations?
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Consider how atmospheric conditions change throughout the day.
Question 6.
A factory emits pollutants during morning inversions. How might the evidence from mixing height predict health risks for nearby residents?
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Think about how trapping pollutants could affect air quality.

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