The use of wind direction data to predict pollution dispersal around the Port Kembla industrial area, New South Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8384170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P T CRISP (University of Wollongong, corresponding author), O W Archibold (University of Wollongong), Eva A Crisp (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-260 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Geographical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9190 • E-ISSN: 1467-8470 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8470.1984.tb00632.x |
| OpenAlex | W2146624514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Wind direction data were used to calculate the percentage time during which winds blew over the principal sources of air pollution at Port Kembla into each of the surrounding residential suburbs for each month of 1980. The percentage wind frequencies (PWFs) correlated well with measured concentrations of airborne metals in the suburbs and with measured rates of metal deposition in moss bags located in suburbs adjoining the air pollution sources. PWFs for all suburbs exhibited winter minima and spring‐summer maxima, with the highest PWFs being calculated for suburbs south to south‐west of the industrial area and the lowest for suburbs lying to the west. Where experimental data are not available, PWFs could provide an indication of air quality for land‐use planning and zoning
Air pollution · Air quality index · Civil engineering · Environmental protection · Geography · Industrial area · Meteorology · Physical geography · Port (circuit theory · Prevailing winds · Sea breeze · Wind direction · Wind speed · Zoning · Aeolian processes and effects · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Science · Noise Effects and Management · Pollution
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |