• The "KILDER" air pollution modelling system, version 2.0. 

      Gram, Frederick (NILU TR; 12/96, Research report, 1996)
      The KILDER Air Pollution Modelling System is a system of small PC-programs for calculation of long-term emission, dispersion, concentration and exposure from different source categories. The KILDER system may be divided ...
    • THE APPLICATION OF GAUSSIAN MODELS AT NILU 

      Sivertsen, Bjarne (NILU TN;11/80, Research report, 1980)
      The report contains the basics for the use of Gaussian type dispersion models at NILU; dispersion parameters, wind profile, plume rise deposition and possible modifications.
    • THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AEROSOLS IN ZABADANI VALLEY, SYRIA. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU TR;18/85, Research report, 1985)
      The chemical composition of aerosols measured during a short period in 1985-08 in Zabadani Valley, near Damascus, Syria, is presented. Very high concentrations of several anthropogenic elements in some samples indicate ...
    • The development of the SYMOCS instruments and the spectral analysis. 

      Tørnkvist, Kjersti Karlsen (NILU TR;01/2000, Research report, 2000)
      Since 1995, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) has measured the stratospheric compounds O3, NO2, BrO and OClO with a ground-based spectrometer that measures the scattered light from the zenith sky. The instrument ...
    • The global fractionation of persistent organic pollutants. 

      Wania, Frank; Mackay, Donald (NILU TR; 10/96, Research report, 1996)
      The global distribution of persistent organic contaminants is controlled by (1) the point of discharge into the global environment, (2) the movements of atmosphere and oceans, (3) the rate of exchange processes between the ...
    • THE INFLUENCE OF CAR SPEED ON DISPERSION OF EXHAUST GASES. 

      Grønskei, Knut Erik (NILU TR;6/86, Research report, 1986)
      Dispersion of exhaust gases by an open road is mapped in seven tracer experiments. Two cars emitting SF6 and CBrF were driven with different speed emitting one tracer component each. The dispersion by the road increased ...
    • THE INFLUENCE OF LATITUDE AND SEASON ON PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG FORMATION. 

      Schjoldager, Jørgen (NILU TN;2/77, Research report, 1977)
    • THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORT OF AIR POLLUTANTS 

      Ottar, Brynjulf (NILU TR;4/83, Research report, 1983)
    • THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORT OF PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS: REPORT FROM A PLANNING CONFERENCE ON FUTURE RESEARCH CO-OPERATION, OSLO 12-14.9.1978 

      Schjoldager, Jørgen (NILU TN;16/78, Research report, 1978)
      The report contains the main points and conclusions from the conference in Oslo 12-14 September, together with the summaries of the papers given. In total, 16 papers were presented, and the participants came from 12 countries ...
    • The NILU aircraft plume model: A technical description. 

      Kraabøl, Anne Gunn; Stordal, Frode; Konopka, Paul; Knudsen, Svein (NILU TR;4/99, Research report, 1999)
      The NILU-aircraft plume model combines the chemical and physical evolution in an aircraft plume. It describes the plume within a day after emissions. This report gives a detailed description of the plume dispersion, the ...
    • The NILU SURFEX-EnKF land data assimilation system. 

      Lahoz, William A.; Walker, Sam-Erik; Dammann, Dyre (NILU TR; 02/2010, Research report, 2010)
      Development of the NILU SURFEX-EnKF land data assimilation system is described. The system is being developed in collaboration with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Météo-France. It is based on the Météo-France ...
    • The urban air dispersion model EPISODE applied in AirQUIS2003. Technical description. 

      Slørdal, Leiv Håvard; Walker, Sam-Erik; Solberg, Sverre (NILU TR; 12/2003, Research report, 2003)
      This technical report gives a detailed description of the urban scale dispersion model EPISODE which is the dispersion model applied in the PC-based Air Quality Information System, AirQUIS2003 (Bøhler and Sivertsen,1998; ...
    • The use of air quality indicators in Norway. 

      Sivertsen, Bjarne (NILU TR; 19/94, Research report, 1994)
      Different air quality indicators have been applied in Norway to report the leves and trends of air pollution to the Norwegian authorities. Measurements of the standard indicators; SO2, PM1o (soot), NO2, Pb and CO have been ...
    • The validation of vertical columns of ozone and NO2 from the SYMOCS instrument. 

      Tørnkvist, Kjersti Karlsen (NILU TR;02/2000, Research report, 2000)
      UV-visible Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) has proved to be a useful method for measuring slant and vertical column amounts of several atmospheric trace gases. Two ground-based UV-visible spectrometers ...
    • Three-dimensional wind field estimates in complex terrain. 

      Mocioaca, George; Sivertsen, Bjarne (NILU TR; 10/2003, Research report, 2003)
      Air pollution dispersion modelling in complex terrain is dependent upon adequate modelling of the three dimensional wind fields. This study presents the results of the application of two different wind field models, which ...
    • Top-down assessment of air pollution and GHGs for Dhaka, Bangladesh. Analysis of GAINS derived model data. 

      Randall, Scott (NILU TR;03/2011, Research report, 2011)
      The city of Dhaka was chosen for this assessment due to the current ongoing project Bangladesh Air Pollution Management (BAPMAN), which concentrates mostly on the capital city Dhaka. The Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution ...
    • TRACE ELEMENT EMISSION FROM ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES IN EUROPE 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU TR;10/82, Research report, 1982)
      In the report an attempt is made to estimate the emission of trace elements to the atmosphere from various sources in the European countries. The data have been obtained on the basis of trace emission factors, and statistical ...
    • TRACE ELEMENT EMISSIONS FROM COAL-, AND OIL-POWER PLANTS IN EUROPE. METHODOLOGY OF CALCULATIONS. 

      Pacyna, Jozef M (NILU TR;5/82, Research report, 1982)
      The aim of this supplement is to detail the methodology of trace element emission calculations used in the report TR 5/82 where the spatial distribution of the trace element from conventional thermal power plants in Europe ...
    • Trace elements in the summer street-dust of Oslo. 

      De, Miguel E. (NILU TR; 21/94, Research report, 1994)
      This tecnical report describes a study on the elemental composition of the street-dust of Oslo, carried out during the summer of 1994. The statistical preparation of the sampling campaign, the analysis of the samples by ...
    • TRACER GAS TECHNIQUES AT NILU. 

      Heggen, Reidar; Sivertsen, Bjarne (NILU TR;8/83, Research report, 1983)
      Tracer gas techniques have been applied at NILU since 1973. The report describes the tracer gas equipment frequently in use; release system, sampling equipment, portable gas chromatographs, calibration and analysis. The ...