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Publications of the ADMLC and its Earlier Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. ADMLC-R7. (January 2013) Includes annexes:

Ingress of External Contaminants into Buildings – A Review
A review of urban dispersion modelling

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. ADMLC-R6. (June 2011) Includes annexes:

Reviewing Issues Associated with Modelling Atmospheric Dispersion in Changing Meteorological Conditions

Source Term Estimation and Event Reconstruction: A Survey

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2005-2006. ADMLC-R5. Includes annexes:

A Review of atmospheric dispersion in complex terrain

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2004-2005. ADMLC-R4. Includes annexes:

Review of guidelines for atmospheric dispersion modelling (to be added see link)
Calculation of air concentration indoors
Dispersion following explosions

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2003-2004. ADMLC-R3. Includes annexes:

Modelling of atmospheric dispersion for releases from fires
Review of past work funded by ADMLC

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2002–03. ADMLC-R2. Includes annexes:

Sources of meteorological data for use in dispersion modelling
Uncertainty in deriving dispersion parameters from meteorological data
Dispersion from accidental releases in urban areas
Effect on atmospheric dispersion of changing land use around Heathrow

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2001–02. ADMLC-R1. Includes annexes:

Data assimilation following accidental releases in rain. Published in NRPB report series. Link to report.
Workshop on reliability of atmospheric dispersion models. Link to papers.

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 2000–01. Chilton, NRPB-W3. Includes annexes:

Options for the most appropriate meteorological data for use in short range dispersion modelling
Methods for undertaking uncertainty analysis

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 1999–2000. Chilton, NRPB-W2. Includes annexes:

Review of dispersion over bodies of water
Best practice for binning meteorological data

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 1998–99. Chilton, NRPB-R322. Includes annexes:

Review of deposition velocity and washout coefficient
Review of flow and dispersion in the vicinity of groups of buildings

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 1997-1998. Chilton, NRPB-R316. Link to report. Includes annex:

Portability of weather data for dispersion calculations

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 1996-1997. Chilton, NRPB-R302. Link to report. Includes annexes:

Atmospheric dispersion at low wind speed
Review of models for calculating air concentrations when plumes impinge on buildings or the ground.

Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee. Annual Report 1995-1996. Chilton, NRPB-R292. Link to report. Includes annexes:

Atmospheric dispersion at low wind speed
Application of computational fluid dynamics codes to near-field atmospheric dispersion
Rise of a buoyant plume from a building wake

Hunt JCR, Holroyd JR and Carruthers DJ (1988). Preparatory studies for a complex dipsersion model. Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants, Ltd. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1986). The seventh report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: The uncertainty in dispersion estimates obtained from the Working Group models. Chilton, NRPB-R199. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1986). The sixth report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: Modelling wet deposition from a short release. Chilton, NRPB-R198. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1983). The fifth report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: Models to allow for the effects of coastal sites, plume rise and buildings on dispersion of radionuclides and guidance on the value of deposition velocity and washout coefficients. Chilton, NRPB-R157. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1981). The fourth report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: A model for long range atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides released over a short period. Chilton, NRPB-R124. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1981). The third report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: The estimation of long range dispersion and deposition of continuous releases of radionuclides to atmosphere. Chilton, NRPB-R123. Link to report.

Jones, J A (1981). The second report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: A procedure to include deposition in the model for short and medium range dispersion of radionuclides. Chilton, NRPB-R122. Link to report.

Clarke, R H (1979). The first report of a Working Group on Atmospheric Dispersion: A model for short and medium range dispersion of radionuclides released to the atmosphere. Harwell, NRPB-R91. Link to report.

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Tue 27th Sep 2011

- Minutes

Tue 7th Feb 2012

- Agenda

Tue 1st May 2012

Tue 18th Sep 2012

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