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Line source

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001559

An array of pollutant sources along a defined path that can be treated in dispersion models as an aggregate uniform release of pollutants along a line. Example: the sum of emissions from individual cars traveling down a highway can be treated as a line source. Compare area source and point source.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001559
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001559",
  "term": "Line source",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Line Source",
  "definition": "An array of pollutant sources along a defined path that can be treated in dispersion models as an aggregate uniform release of pollutants along a line. Example: the sum of emissions from individual cars traveling down a highway can be treated as a line source. Compare area source and point source.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/line-source/"
}

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