Using DUSTRAN to Simulate Fog-Oil Dispersion and Its Impacts on Local Insect Populations at Ft. Hood: Final Report

Rishel, Jeremy P. ; Chapman, Elaine G. ; Rutz, Frederick C. ; Allwine, K Jerry

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Training;    Insects;    Smokes;    Fog;    54 Environmental Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/901189
RP-ID  :  PNNL-16321
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  901189

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Smokes and obscurants (S&O) are important screening agents used during military training exercises on many military installations. Although the use of S&O is subject to environmental laws, the fate and effects of S&O on natural habitats are not well documented. One particular concern is the impact S&O may have on local insect populations, which can be important components of terrestrial food chains of endangered species. Fog-oil (FO) is an S&O that is of particular concern. An important part of assessing potential ecosystem impacts is the ability to predict downwind FO concentrations. This report documents the use of the comprehensive atmospheric dispersion modeling system DUST TRANsport (DUSTRAN) to simulate the downwind transport and diffusion of a hypothetical FO release on the U.S. Army installation at Ft. Hood, TX.