Abstract
In 1978 the United States Department of Energy (DOE) initiated a program directed specifically at atmospheric studies in complex terrain (ASCOT). The two broad objectives of the ASCOT program are:
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To improve fundamental knowledge of atmospheric transport and dispersion processes in complex terrain.
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Building on this improvement in the understanding of the physics to provide a methodology for performing air quality assessments.
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Clements, W.E. (1986). Some Physical Concepts in Complex Terrain Meteorology Derived from the U. S. Department of Energy S Ascot Program. In: Xu, Y. (eds) Proceedings of International Symposium on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and Mountain Meteorology. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-19-5_5
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