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Meteorological Content of Environmental Impact Assessments

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This material addresses three principal themes:

  • The range of meteorological analysis situations found in environmental assessments.

  • Elements of professional practice for the meteorologist, in particular related to the selection of data and assessment methods.

  • The importance of understanding the confidence limits associated with various types of meteorological analyses used to investigate alternative environmental impacts.

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  1. Vice President and Technical Director, Environmental Research & Technology, Inc., 01742, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

    James R. Mahoney

  2. Assistant Professor of Applied Meteorology, Harvard School of Public Health, 02115, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    John D. Spengler

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Mahoney, J.R., Spengler, J.D. (1982). Meteorological Content of Environmental Impact Assessments. In: Lectures on Air Pollution and Environmental Impact Analyses. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-23-2_9

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