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Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region

Analysis of wind data for the 1000-foot at Subang Airport indicates that at night the wind flow is from Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya towards Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang. During the day, the flow pattern is reversed; the wind blows from the sea inland. Such patterns will inevitably affect air pol...

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Main Author: Sham Sani,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1981
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spelling my-ukm.journal.41252012-04-04T04:35:29Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4125/ Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region Sham Sani, Analysis of wind data for the 1000-foot at Subang Airport indicates that at night the wind flow is from Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya towards Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang. During the day, the flow pattern is reversed; the wind blows from the sea inland. Such patterns will inevitably affect air pollution dispersion at higher levels; at night pollutants from Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya are transported downwind towards Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang while in the daytime such pollutants are pushed back inland. The implications of this constrasting flow patterns towards air quality management in the Kelang Valley and their relevance to the Kuala Lumpur Master Plan were also discussed. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1981 Article PeerReviewed Sham Sani, (1981) Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region. AKADEMIKA, 18 . pp. 37-42. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem18-2.html
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description Analysis of wind data for the 1000-foot at Subang Airport indicates that at night the wind flow is from Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya towards Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang. During the day, the flow pattern is reversed; the wind blows from the sea inland. Such patterns will inevitably affect air pollution dispersion at higher levels; at night pollutants from Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya are transported downwind towards Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang while in the daytime such pollutants are pushed back inland. The implications of this constrasting flow patterns towards air quality management in the Kelang Valley and their relevance to the Kuala Lumpur Master Plan were also discussed.
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Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
author_facet Sham Sani,
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title Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
title_short Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
title_full Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
title_fullStr Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
title_full_unstemmed Winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the Kelang Valley region
title_sort winds at the 1000 - foot level and air pollution dispersion over the kelang valley region
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4125/
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