A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS AND STREETS

THIS PAPER SUGGESTS A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) CONCENTRATION NEAR HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. THE CO CONCENTRATION IS TREATED AS A RANDOM VARIABLE WHOSE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DEPENDS ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERN, EMISSION RATES OF PASSING CARS, AND DECAY EFFECTS. MEANS AND VARIANCES OF CO CONCENTRATION ARE COMPUTED FOR TWO BASIC TRAFFIC FLOW SITUATIONS. FINALLY, BOUNDS ON THE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ARE DERIVED UNDER SUITABLE ASSUMPTION ON EMISSION RATES.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Operations Research Center, 3115 Etcheverry Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Hindawi, D S
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Concentration (Chemistry); Mathematical models; Pollutants; Traffic flow; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concentration; Traffic patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Emission rates
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203763
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM