Computer Simulation Of The Visual Effects Of Smoke Plumes

Michael D. Williams; Mona J. Wecksung; Ellen M. Leonard

doi:10.1117/12.956538

18 August 1978 Computer Simulation Of The Visual Effects Of Smoke Plumes

Michael D. Williams, Mona J. Wecksung, Ellen M. Leonard

Proceedings Volume 0142, Optical Properties of the Atmosphere; (1978) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956538
Event: 1978 Technical Symposium East, 1978, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

With recent changes provided by the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1977, the effect of industrial smoke plumes on scenic landscapes assumes heightened importance. The impact of large coal-fired power plants is most easily understood through the use of before-and-after photographs. A technique has been developed to modify a clean "before" scene as dictated by solutions to the radiation transfer problem in a polluted atmosphere. This allows one to produce simulated "after" scenes, which can illustrate the visual effects of pollutants emitted under a variety of circumstances. Application of this technique to very large coal-fired power plants suggests that such facilities may impair scenic vistas under some circumstances, unless stricter pollution controls and standards are enforced.

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Michael D. Williams, Mona J. Wecksung, and Ellen M. Leonard "Computer Simulation Of The Visual Effects Of Smoke Plumes", Proc. SPIE 0142, Optical Properties of the Atmosphere, (18 August 1978); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956538

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