EVALUATION OF SOME COMMONLY USED HIGHWAY DISPERSION MODELS

This paper presents an evaluation of four gaussian (GM, HIWAY, AIRPOL-4, CALINE-2), and three numerical (DANARD, MROAD 2, ROADS) models with the tracer gas data collected in the General Motors experiment. Various statistical techniques are employed to quantify the predictive capability of each of the above models. For this data set, the model with the best performance in accurately predicting the measured concentrations was the GM model.

• Corporate Authors:

  Air Pollution Control Association

  4400 Fifth Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213
• Authors:
  • Rao, S T
  • Sistla, G
  • Keenan, M T
  • WILSON, J S
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 239-246
• Serial:
  • Air Pollution Control Association, Journal of
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Air Pollution Control Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Control; Data collection; Evaluation; Exhaust gases; Forecasting; Highway engineering; Highways; Mathematical models; Statistical analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Dispersion; Highway dispersion models
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322309
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1981 12:00AM