NOAA’s HYSPLIT Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling System

Abstract

Abstract The Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model (HYSPLIT), developed by NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory, is one of the most widely used models for atmospheric trajectory and dispersion calculations. We present the model’s historical evolution over the last 30 years from simple hand-drawn back trajectories to very sophisticated computations of transport, mixing, chemical transformation, and deposition of pollutants and hazardous materials. We highlight recent applications of the HYSPLIT modeling system, including the simulation of atmospheric tracer release experiments, radionuclides, smoke originated from wild fires, volcanic ash, mercury, and wind-blown dust.

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HYSPLITAtmospheric dispersion modelingEnvironmental scienceMeteorologyAtmospheric sciencesDispersion (optics)TrajectoryDeposition (geology)LagrangianAir pollutionGeologyAerosolPhysicsChemistry

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 96
Issue: 12
Pages: 2059-2077
Citations: 6480
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                                    Ariel Stein, 
                                
                                    Roland R. Draxler, 
                                
                                    Glenn D. Rolph
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            NOAA’s HYSPLIT Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling System. 
                            Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
                            , 96
                            (12)
                            , 2059-2077.
                            https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-14-00110.1
                        

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DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-14-00110.1