Final report: the use of LIDAR to characterize aircraft initial plume characteristics

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• Alternative Title:
  The use of LIDAR to characterize aircraft initial plume characteristics
• Creators:
  Wayson, Roger L. ; Fleming, Gregg G. ; Kim, Brian ; Eberhard, Wynn L. ; Brewe, W. Alan
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Laser radar
  • Plumes
  • Exhaust gases
  • Aircraft exhaust gases
  • Air quality management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-AEE-04-01 ; DTS-34-FA34T-LR3
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Energy and Environment ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Air Quality ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Aviation Energy and Environment
• Abstract:
  Aircraft emissions are a growing concern for the FAA, airports, and the community. U.S. ; and international air quality models were previously unable to accurately predict initial ; plume dispersion and the resulting pollutant concentrations because the characteristics of ; the initial plume behavior were virtually unknown. These data are needed as input to ; dispersion models, such as the FAA?s Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System ; (EDMS), for use in complying with air quality requirements. Since very little research ; had been done in this area, input values previously used were primarily based on the best ; available information and good engineering judgment. The Volpe National ; Transportation Systems Center, FAA?s Office of Environment and Energy (AEE), the ; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Los Angeles ; International Airport (LAX), teamed up to conduct a study of aerosol plume behavior ; from jet exhaust using LIght Detection And Ranging or LIDAR. LIDAR has been used ; for previous measurements to study wing-tip vortices and some pollutant evaluations near ; airports, and was concluded to be appropriate for this application. In support of AEE, the ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center initiated action to conduct the ; research. Volpe enlisted the assistance of the NOAA, based on their large amount of ; experience with LIDAR. NOAA has several LIDAR units and the flexibility to reengineer ; the units and associated software on a project-by-project basis making them the ; perfect fit for this team. Setup and measurements occurred from May 14 through 24, ; 2001. The results of the measurements have exceeded expectations allowing ; quantification of aircraft plume rise and initial dispersion parameters (standard ; deviations) at this major urban airport. This paper will summarize the methodology, ; results and conclusion of this project.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9916/dot_9916_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e92cdb1529a14d5a0ca75811d491c96fa5207ca58e6f154ca5e48638b2b495e1