SICAH: an automatic system for the control and prevention of air pollution in Huelva (Spain). (1st January 2001)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martin, F.; Gonzalez, C.; Bailador, A.; Sanchez, E.; Palomino, I.; Palacios, M.; Crespi, S.N.; Gorostiza, C.
• Is Part Of: International journal of environment and pollution. Volume 16:Number 1(2001)
• Page Start: 537
• Page End: 549
• Publication Date: 2001-01-01
• Subjects: air pollution modelling -- air quality management -- decision support system; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Periodicals; 363.73
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4352

Abstract

An automatic system for control of the air pollution in the industrialised area of Huelva has being developed by CIEMAT. This system is called "Sistema informatico para control y prevencion de la contaminacion atmosferica en Huelva" (SICAH). SICAH is a Visual C++ programme that runs under Windows 95/NT. SICAH includes a Geographic Information System (GIS) and runs Fortran numerical scientific codes including a mesoscale Lagrangian puff dispersion model called MELPUFF. SICAH has been designed to receive and automatically process the information on air quality, emission and meteorological networks in real-time and provide predictions of concentrations of SO2, PM10, SH2 and CO.