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As introduced in Chapter 6, Lagrangian models provide an alternative method for simulating atmospheric diffusion. They are called Lagrangian because they describe fluid elements that follow the instantaneous flow. The “Lagrangian” term was initially used to distinguish the Lagrangian box models described in Section 8.2 from the Eulerian box models described in Section 6.4. In this case, the difference is manifest, since the Eulerian box does not move, while the Lagrangian box follows the average wind trajectory. The term has, however, been extended to describe all models in which plumes are broken up into “elements,” such as segments (see Section 7.7), puffs (see Section 7.8) or fictitious particles (see Section 8.3).
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Zannetti, P. (1990). Lagrangian Dispersion Models. In: Air Pollution Modeling. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4465-1_8
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