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Which stability parameter appears in a Gaussian plume model?

  • A.The Richardson number
  • B.The Obukhov length, which combines the surface heat flux with the friction velocity to characterise the layer
  • C.Dispersion coefficients that depend on the Pasquill class
  • D.The buoyancy frequency, which is computed from the vertical temperature profile measured at the release site

Answer: C

Classical Gaussian models use empirical dispersion coefficients tabulated against the Pasquill stability class and the downwind distance, which is why the classification exists at all. Modern models use the Obukhov length and the friction velocity directly, which makes the last option the contemporary rather than the classical answer. Both approaches parameterise the same physical spreading, the newer one with a firmer theoretical basis and the older one with the merit of requiring only routine observations.

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