The bolzano tracer experiment (btex): An experiment on tracer gas dispersion from an incinerator stack and on its real-time modelling

Elena Tomasi, Gianluca Antonacci, Lorenzo Giovannini, Marco Falocchi, Stefano Alessandrini, Enrico Ferrero, Dino Zardi

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Abstract

On February 14th 2017, the Bolzano Tracer Experiment (BTEX) was conducted in Bolzano, a town in the Eastern Italian Alps. The experiment consisted in two 1-h-long releases of a tracer from the stack of the local incinerator plant and in the measurements of tracer ground concentrations in the surroundings. Before and during the releases, a modelling chain was run in order to have a real-time forecast of both meteorological conditions and tracer concentrations at the ground. The experiment was conducted in the framework of a wider project, supported by the incinerator company and the local environmental protection agency, with the final aim of locating a permanent air-quality stations network for monitoring purposes. This contribution aims at presenting the experimental setup, the data collected and the results from the numerical modelling chain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages141-145
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event18th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, HARMO 2017 - Bologna, Italy
Duration: Oct 9 2017Oct 12 2017

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, HARMO 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBologna
Period10/9/1710/12/17

Keywords

  • Complex terrain
  • Dispersion experiment
  • Real-time dispersion modelling
  • Tracer dispersion

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