A Forecast of SO_x Concentration at Seaside Industrial Area

Abstract

This study relates to establishing a forecasting method for conditions of air pollution at a seaside industrial area. Using data measured in the Mizushima industrial area, we investigated the relation of weather conditions and SO_x concentrations. The distributions of SO_x concentration were calculated by the plume model at the weather condition in which this area was polluted. And the optimum parameters of the plume model by which the error between measured and calculated SO_x concentration became smallest were obtained. It was found that the optimum parameters could be correlated by the wind velocity.