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Ventilation Index

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002973

Product of the mixing depth and transport wind speed, a measure of the potential of the atmosphere to disperse airborne pollutants from a stationary source. Sometimes referred to as a Clearing Index.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002973
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002973",
  "term": "Ventilation Index",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Product of the mixing depth and transport wind speed, a measure of the potential of the atmosphere to disperse airborne pollutants from a stationary source. Sometimes referred to as a Clearing Index.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ventilation-index/"
}

Record 2,972 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.