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Palazzi, E., De Faveri, M., Fumarola, G., and Ferralodo, G.: (1982), Diffusion from a steady
source of short duration, Atmos. Environ. 16, 2785–2790.
Pasquill, F.: (1961), The estimation of the dispersion of windborne material Meteorol. Mag.
90, 33–49.
Pasquill, F. and Smith, F. B.: (1983), Atmospheric Diffusion, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Roberts, O. F. T.: (1923), The theoretical; scattering of smoke in a turbulent atmosphere, Proc.,
Roy. Soc. Ser. A, 104, 640–654.
Robson, R. E.: (1983), On the theory of plume trapping by an elevated inversion, Atmos.
Environ. 17, 1923–1930.
Sagendorf, J. and Dickson, C. R.: (1974), Diffusion under low wind speed inversion conditions, NOAA Technical Memo-ERL-ARL-52, Air Resources Labs, Silver Spring.
Seinfeld, J. H.: (1986), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution, John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 738 pp.
Sharan, M. and Gopalakrishnan, S. G.: (2003), Mathematical modelling of diffusion and
transport of pollutants in the atmospheric boundary layer, Pure. Appl. Geophys. 160,
357–394.
Sharan, M. and Modani, M.: (2005), An analytical study for the dispersion of pollutants in a
fi nite layer under low wind conditions, Pure. Appl. Geophys. 162, 1861–1892.
Sharan, M. and Modani, M.: (2006), Variable K-model for the dispersion of air pollutants in
low wind conditions in the surface based inversion, Atmos. Environ. 40, 3469–3489.
Sharan, M. and Yadav, A. K.: (1998), Simulation of diffusion experiments under light wind,
stable conditions by a variable K-theory model, Atmos. Environ. 32, 3481–3492.
Sharan, M., McNider, R. T., Gopalakrishnan, S. G., and Singh, M. P.: (1995a), Bhopal gas
leak: A numerical simulation of episodic dispersion, Atmos. Environ. 29, 2061–2074.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Singh, M. P. (1995b), Comparison of various sigma schemes for
estimating dispersion of air pollutants in low winds, Atmos. Environ. 29, 2051–2059.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Singh, M. P.: (1996c), Plume dispersion simulation in lowwind conditions using coupled plume segment and Gaussian puff approaches, J. Appl.
Meteorol. 35, 1625–1631.
Sharan, M., Singh, M. P., and Yadav, A. K.: (1996a), A mathematical model for the atmospheric dispersion in low winds with eddy diffusivities as linear functions of downwind
distance, Atmos. Environ. 30, 1137–1145.
Sharan, M., Singh, M. P., Yadav, A. K., Agarwal, P., and Nigam, S.: (1996b), A mathematical model for dispersion of air pollutants in low wind conditions, Atmos. Environ. 30,
1209–1220.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., Singh, M. P., and Gupta, S.: (1999), Accounting for the source
strength in the solution of the diffusion equation: Alternative mathematical formulations, Atmos. Environ. 33, 1327–1330.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Modani, M.: (2002), Simulation of short-range diffusion experiment in low-wind convective conditions, Atmos. Environ. 36, 1901–1906.
Sharan, M., Modani, M., and Yadav, A. K.: (2003), Atmospheric dispersion: An overview of
mathematical modeling framework, Proc. Indian National. Sci. Acad. 69A, 725–744.
Singh, M. P., Agarwal, P., Nigam, S., and Gulati, A.: (1991), Tracer experiments—A report,
Tech. Report, CAS, IIT, Delhi.
Slade, D. H.: (1968), Meteorology and Atomic Energy, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,
Washington, DC.
Taylor, G. I.: (1921), Diffusion by continuous movements, Proc. London Math. Soc. Ser 2,
XX, 196–212.
Yadav, A. K.: (1995), Mathematical modelling of dispersion of air pollutants in low wind
conditions, PhD thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Yadav, A. K. and Sharan, M.: (1996), Statistical evaluation of sigma schemes for estimating
dispersion in low wind conditions, Atmos. Environ. 30, 2595–2606.
© 2010 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC
Palazzi, E., De Faveri, M., Fumarola, G., and Ferralodo, G.: (1982), Diffusion from a steady
source of short duration, Atmos. Environ. 16, 2785–2790.
Pasquill, F.: (1961), The estimation of the dispersion of windborne material Meteorol. Mag.
90, 33–49.
Pasquill, F. and Smith, F. B.: (1983), Atmospheric Diffusion, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Roberts, O. F. T.: (1923), The theoretical; scattering of smoke in a turbulent atmosphere, Proc.,
Roy. Soc. Ser. A, 104, 640–654.
Robson, R. E.: (1983), On the theory of plume trapping by an elevated inversion, Atmos.
Environ. 17, 1923–1930.
Sagendorf, J. and Dickson, C. R.: (1974), Diffusion under low wind speed inversion conditions, NOAA Technical Memo-ERL-ARL-52, Air Resources Labs, Silver Spring.
Seinfeld, J. H.: (1986), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution, John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 738 pp.
Sharan, M. and Gopalakrishnan, S. G.: (2003), Mathematical modelling of diffusion and
transport of pollutants in the atmospheric boundary layer, Pure. Appl. Geophys. 160,
357–394.
Sharan, M. and Modani, M.: (2005), An analytical study for the dispersion of pollutants in a
fi nite layer under low wind conditions, Pure. Appl. Geophys. 162, 1861–1892.
Sharan, M. and Modani, M.: (2006), Variable K-model for the dispersion of air pollutants in
low wind conditions in the surface based inversion, Atmos. Environ. 40, 3469–3489.
Sharan, M. and Yadav, A. K.: (1998), Simulation of diffusion experiments under light wind,
stable conditions by a variable K-theory model, Atmos. Environ. 32, 3481–3492.
Sharan, M., McNider, R. T., Gopalakrishnan, S. G., and Singh, M. P.: (1995a), Bhopal gas
leak: A numerical simulation of episodic dispersion, Atmos. Environ. 29, 2061–2074.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Singh, M. P. (1995b), Comparison of various sigma schemes for
estimating dispersion of air pollutants in low winds, Atmos. Environ. 29, 2051–2059.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Singh, M. P.: (1996c), Plume dispersion simulation in lowwind conditions using coupled plume segment and Gaussian puff approaches, J. Appl.
Meteorol. 35, 1625–1631.
Sharan, M., Singh, M. P., and Yadav, A. K.: (1996a), A mathematical model for the atmospheric dispersion in low winds with eddy diffusivities as linear functions of downwind
distance, Atmos. Environ. 30, 1137–1145.
Sharan, M., Singh, M. P., Yadav, A. K., Agarwal, P., and Nigam, S.: (1996b), A mathematical model for dispersion of air pollutants in low wind conditions, Atmos. Environ. 30,
1209–1220.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., Singh, M. P., and Gupta, S.: (1999), Accounting for the source
strength in the solution of the diffusion equation: Alternative mathematical formulations, Atmos. Environ. 33, 1327–1330.
Sharan, M., Yadav, A. K., and Modani, M.: (2002), Simulation of short-range diffusion experiment in low-wind convective conditions, Atmos. Environ. 36, 1901–1906.
Sharan, M., Modani, M., and Yadav, A. K.: (2003), Atmospheric dispersion: An overview of
mathematical modeling framework, Proc. Indian National. Sci. Acad. 69A, 725–744.
Singh, M. P., Agarwal, P., Nigam, S., and Gulati, A.: (1991), Tracer experiments—A report,
Tech. Report, CAS, IIT, Delhi.
Slade, D. H.: (1968), Meteorology and Atomic Energy, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,
Washington, DC.
Taylor, G. I.: (1921), Diffusion by continuous movements, Proc. London Math. Soc. Ser 2,
XX, 196–212.
Yadav, A. K.: (1995), Mathematical modelling of dispersion of air pollutants in low wind
conditions, PhD thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Yadav, A. K. and Sharan, M.: (1996), Statistical evaluation of sigma schemes for estimating
dispersion in low wind conditions, Atmos. Environ. 30, 2595–2606.
© 2010 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC