Technical Specs
Puff Air Dispersion Model
CALPUFF VIEW
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This product is a Microsoft Windows-based program that can be installed in the following Windows operating systems:
Minimum requirements:
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CALPUFF View is an interface for the CALPUFF modeling system. See below the technical specifications for this model:
| CALPUFF | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
| Model Name | CALPUFF |
| Model Type | Non-steady state Gaussian Puff model |
| Range | 200-300km from the source |
| Time Step | 1-hour (Version 5.8), Variable down to the second (Version 6 & Version 7) |
| Terrain | Elevated, processed by TERREL |
| Building Downwash | Modeled by BPIP or BPIP-PRIME |
| Source Types | Point, area, volume, line, flare (V7 only), road (V7 only) |
| Meteorology | Hourly surface, upper air and precipitation data and/or prognostic data (e.g. MM5 or WRF) |
| Wind Field | Three dimensional |
| Release Types | Buoyant or neutrally buoyant plumes |
| Emissions Types | Constant or time-varying, planned or fugitive |
| Atmospheric Chemistry | MESOPUFF II, RIVAD/ARM3, SOA, Radiological decay, ISORROPIA, and user-specified transformation rates |
