AERMOD Course – Epalife

Atmospheric Dispersion Model

AERMOD - ONLINE course

WITHOUT GRAPHICAL INTERFACE SOFTWARE, EXECUTION SOURCE CODE

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING PROJECT

I. Introduction
II. Course Objectives
III. AERMOD Fundamentals
A. Theoretical Review
1. Energy Balance
2. Atmospheric Stability
3. Diurnal Variation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL)
4. Meteorological Profiles
5. Turbulence
B. Characterizing the ABL
1. Similarity Theory
2. Surface Friction Velocity (u)
3. Monin-Obukhov length (L)
4. Convective Velocity Scale (w)
5. Profiles in AERMOD
C. Turbulence and Dispersion in the ABL
D. Structure of the ABL
1. Mechanical Mixing Height
2. Convective Mixing Height
3. Surface Layer
4. Stable Boundary Layer (SBL)
5. Convective Boundary Layer (CBL)
6. Transition between SBL and CBL

E. Terrain Influences
F. Structure Influence – Building Downwash
G. Dispersion in AERMOD
H. Plumes in AERMOD
IV. Introduction to Hands-on Activities
A. Overview
1. The Setting – Oil Refinery
2. Folder Structure
3. Input Files
PREPROCESSORS
V. AERSURFACE
VI. AERMINUTE
VII. AERMET
VIII. AERMAP
IX. BPIPPRM
X. AERMOD Set-up
XI. Hands-on Activity: AERMOD

YOU ONLY NEED A COMPUTER!

NO SOFTWARE NEEDED TO RUN AERMOD!

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO LEARN?

Dispersion and Concentration of Emissions

Run AERMOD from windows

Graph AERMOD results

email: info@epalife.com

Course Feedback

I found the course quite instructive, you can take the classes progressively, the description of each class is clear and concise, it is interesting to know the different phenomena that affect the dispersion of pollutants, in the practical part you get the results according to the executable files I congratulate you, good job!

Jorge Suarez

Profesional de Proyectos, Colombia.

My experience doing the course on DISPERSION MODEL WITH AERMOD was gratifying since the videos are easy to understand, despite the fact that the concepts are handled in English, the explanations are correct and developing the practical exercise allows us to know the possible errors when one writes. the control file. He highlighted the dedication of engineer Jose throughout the calendar because he answers the questions 100% with quality and simplicity, it is not difficult to understand.

Karen Palacios

Ing. Ambiental, Colombia.

I have felt comfortable with the methodology of the course, addressing all the processes of an emission guide us to understand the phenomena that occur in the atmosphere when an emission moves, the course is quite clear and didactic, I recommend it if you want to learn to model the original EPA code, keep growing, if you have more courses with this dedication let me know, regards!

Andres Águila

Supervisor Ambiental, Perú.

I just finished the AERMOD online course and it was very useful for me to update myself in knowing the structure and operation of the main model and its preprocessors. I would suggest that a little more detail be generated in the treatment of the meteorological information that the AERMET requires as input.

Dr. Carlos Páez Pérez

Investigador Calidad de Aire, Ecuador.

I have learned to model a project with AERMOD from scratch, although my knowledge was little or almost zero, I was able to follow the sequence of the chapters progressively and I definitely feel satisfied for having been able to execute the model from the windows terminal, the theoretical part It is well explained and covers the fundamentals of modeling, a good course, I recommend it!

Benito Cortez

Energia Renovables, México.

The course allowed me to clarify several doubts that I had regarding the Aermod model, especially the meteorology part, I recommend the course for those who want to learn to model from the beginning, the theoretical part is well explained in a simple way to give us an idea of the parameters involved in the dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere, I also want to thank the professor for his good disposition at all times.

Alfredo Jiménez

Ingeniero Ambiental, Perú.