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point source

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002062

A pollutant source that can be treated in a dispersion model as though pollutants were emitted from a single point that is fixed in space. Example: the mouth of a smokestack. Compare area source and line source.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002062
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002062",
  "term": "point source",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A pollutant source that can be treated in a dispersion model as though pollutants were emitted from a single point that is fixed in space. Example: the mouth of a smokestack. Compare area source and line source.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/point-source/"
}

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