Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a43fee0d-ad03-4f3c-97d8-e21705b04eac
Document Type: esrp
Title: METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.7
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nual Summaries with Comparative Data. These publications contain information on meteorological extremes as well as typical conditions. ` up-to-date climatological data and summaries that are available electronically from the NCDC through the Geographical Environmental & Siting Information System (GEn&SIS) ` severe-weather data related to extreme winds, hurricanes, and tornadoes that have been summarized by Cry (1965), Alaka (1968), Simpson and Lawrence (1971), Changery (1982a, b), Ramsdell and Andrews (1986), and Ramsdell et al. (1987) ` more recent severe weather statistics that are available through GEn&SIS and are updated monthly in Storm Data published by the NCDC. To evaluate the applicant’s atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling, the reviewer should compare it with the standard dispersion modeling techniques, such as ` atmospheric dispersion modeling techniques that are described in detail in texts including Meteorology and Atomic Energy—1968 (Slade 1968), Handbook on Atmospheric Diffusion (Hanna, NUREG-1555 2.7-8 October 1999 Briggs, and Hosker Jr. 1982), Atmospheric Science and Power Production (Randerson 1984), and Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates: An Introduction to Dispersion Modeling (Turner 1994) ` climatological data specifically related to air quality and atmospheric dispersion that are found in the summaries available from NCDC and in journal articles by Hosler (1961 and 1964) and Holzworth (1972). Regional Climatological and Local Meteorological Characteristics When analyzing regional and local meteorological characteristics, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Assess the general climatic description of the region for completeness and accuracy. ` Evaluate climatic parameters such as air masses, general airflow, pressure patterns, frontal systems, and temperature and humidity conditions reported by the applicant by comparing them with standard references. ` Verify the applicant’s description of the role of