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Aermod View Features
Integrated Graphical User Interface
Fully integrated interface combining easy to use graphical tools (e.g., sources, buildings, and receptors), seamless model run, and automated contouring and posting of results.
Powerful 3D Visualization
Complete 3D visualization of your entire modeling area. Sources, buildings, and concentration and/or deposition contour results are displayed in context with the surrounding terrain.
Export to Google Earth™
This exciting feature allows you to export your buildings, sources, receptors and contours into Google Earth giving you a more realistic image of where your pollutants will impact surrounding areas.
New Project Wizard
The New Project Wizard allows you to quickly and easily set up a new project in AERMOD View. You can setup your project by specifying a reference point in Latitude/Longitude, UTM, or any other local coordinate system.
AERMOD Parallel at No Extra Cost
Included in the package, at no extra cost, is AERMOD MPI, Lakes Environmental parallel version of AERMOD. This will significantly cut down on model run times, while still giving the high quality results you expect from AERMOD View.
Professional Printing Templates
Take advantage of the ready-to-use printout template. You can include your company logo, project number, and other project specific information.
Multi-Chemical Utility
This utility will boost your productivity drastically by allowing you to specify emissions from several pollutants emitted by the same source. No need to setup different projects for each pollutant!
Terrain Processor with Automatic Downloads
Advanced terrain processing capabilities are offered for several terrain data file formats such as NED, SRTM, and USGS DEM. Automated download of terrain data files from webGIS. SRTM3 Terrain data at 90 m resolution available worldwide.
Complete Meteorological Pre-Processors
Several tools are available for easy processing of meteorological data for AERMOD and ISC models.
The AERSURFACE utility allows you to automatically calculate the required surface characteristics.
U.S. EPA NO2 NAAQS Tool
The U.S. EPA hourly National Ambient Air Quality Standard for NO2 is not calculated directly by the AERMOD model, however, AERMOD View includes an easy-to-use tool which will quickly calculate these values.
Technical Specifications
AERMOD View is an interface for the AERMOD, ISCST3, and ISC-PRIME US EPA air dispersion models. See below technical specifications for these 3 models:
AERMOD
| Parameter | Description |
| Model Name | AERMOD |
| Developed By | AERMIC - (American Meteorological Society (AMS) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) |
| Model Type | Steady-state Gaussian plume air dispersion model |
| Range | Up to 50km from the source |
| Atmospheric Stability Model | Planetary boundary layer theory, turbulence scaling concepts |
| Wind Field | Homogeneous |
| Release Types | Buoyant or neutrally buoyant plumes |
| Emission Types | Constant or time-varying, planned or fugitive |
| Atmospheric Chemistry | NOX to NO2 and SO2 decay |
| Source Types | Point, area, volume, open pit, line*, flare* |
| Meteorology | Hourly surface and upper air data (processed by AERMET) |
| Terrain | Flat or elevated (terrain processed by AERMAP) |
| Receptors | Several types of grids (Cartesian, polar) and discrete receptors |
| Other Options | Building downwash (modeled by BPIP-PRIME) |
| Regulatory Status | Preferred US EPA regulatory model for near-field applications |
*Pseudo source types
ISCST3
| Parameter | Description |
| Model Name | ISCST3 - Industrial Source Complex Short Term model (US EPA) |
| Developed By | United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) |
| Model Type | Steady-state Gaussian plume air dispersion model |
| Time Step |
1 hour |
| Range | Up to 50km from the source |
| Terrain |
Flat and elevated |
| Building Downwash |
Modeled by BPIP |
| Source Types |
Point, area, volume, open pit, line*, flare* |
| Input Meteorology |
Hourly surface data and mixing height data (through PCRAMMET) |
| Atmospheric Stability Model | Pasquill-Gifford Stability Classes |
| Wind Field |
Homogeneous |
| Release Types |
Buoyant or neutrally buoyant plumes |
| Emission Types | Constant or time-varying, planned or fugitive |
| Atmospheric Chemistry | NOX to NO2 and SO2 decay |
| Regulatory Status | Former US EPA regulatory model for near-field applications |
*Pseudo source types
ISC-PRIME
Parameter |
Description |
Model Name |
ISC-PRIME model |
Developed By |
United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) |
Model Type |
Steady-state Gaussian plume air dispersion model |
Time Step |
1 hour |
Range |
Up to 50km from the source |
Terrain |
Flat and elevated |
Building Downwash |
Modeled by BPIP-PRIME |
Source Types |
Point, area, volume, open pit, line*, flare* |
Input Meteorology |
Hourly surface data and mixing height data (through RAMMET) |
Atmospheric Stability Model |
Pasquill-Gifford Stability Classes |
Wind Field |
Homogeneous |
Release Types |
Buoyant or neutrally buoyant plumes |
Emission Types |
Constant or time-varying, planned or fugitive |
Atmospheric Chemistry |
NOX à NO2 and SO2 decay |
Regulatory Status |
Former US EPA regulatory model for near-field applications |
*Pseudo source types
System Requirements
This product is a Microsoft Windows-based program that can be installed in the following Windows operating systems:
- 32-Bit and 64-Bit Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate Versions)
- Microsoft Windows Vista (Business and Ultimate Versions)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Minimum requirements:
- An Intel Pentium 4 processor (or equivalent) or higher
- At least 2 GB of available hard disk space
- 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)
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