A mathematical modeling of sulphur dioxide pollution in Erzurum City

Abstract

A non-linear simple air-quality model was developed by applying the continuity equation for the air control volume over Erzurum city center and tested using daily average values Of SO2 and meteorological data obtained during the winter seasons in Erzurum, Turkey from 1994 to 1998. Model parameters are estimated by non-linear regression analysis. Agreement between model predictions and measured data was found very satisfactory with standard deviations less than 20 mug/m(3). (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.