QUESTIONNAIRE I: CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENT MODELS

SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

PART H: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF MODULE

MODEL NAME:

Identify all applicable physical features that are contained in the model.  Describe the model algorithm next to the appropriate features(s) listed. 

1	
Stability Classification Turbulence Typing	
Pasquill-Gilfford-Turner:

STAR:

Irwin:

Sigma theta:

	
	
Richardson number:

Monin-Obukhov length:

TKE-driven:

Split sigma:

2	
Release Elevation	
___ground		___roof		

3	
Aerodynamic Effects from Buildings and Obstacles	
___building wake		___cavity
___K-factors			___flow separation	

4	
Horizontal Plume Meander	

5	
Horizontal/Vertical Wind Shear:	

6	
Mixing Layer	
___trapping		___lofting		___reflection
___penetration	___inversion breakup fumigation	
___temporal variability	

7	
Cloud Bouyancy	
___neutral [passive]
___dense [negative]
___plume rise [positive]	

8	
Cloud Liquid Droplet Formation/
Aerosolization	

9	
(Radio)chemical Transformation and In-Cloud Conversion Processes	

10	
Deposition	
___gravitational setting		
___dry deposition
___precipitation scavenging	
___resistance theory deposition	
___simple deposition velocity
___liquid deposition
___plateout and re-evaporation	

11	
Resuspension	

12	
Radionuclide Ingrowth and Decay	

13	
Temporally and Spatially Variant Mesoscale Processes	
a.  Urban heat island:	
		
b.  Canopies:	
		
c.  Complex terrain (land) effects:

___mountain-valley wind reversals
___anabatic winds
___katabatic winds	
		
d.  Complex terrain (land-water) effects:

___seabreeze airflow trajectory reversals
___Thermally Induced Boundary Layer definition
___seabreeze fumigation
___landbreeze fumigation	
		
e.  Thunderstorm outflow:	

	
f.  Temporally variant winds:	
		
g.  High velocity wind phenomena:

___tornado			___hurricane
___supercane		___microburst