CERC — Environmental Software and Services
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Model Features:ADMS-Screen, ADMS 6, ADMS-Roads, ADMS-Urban, ADMS-Airport
Quick links: Source types Source counts Modelling options Output options Utilities
The tables below compare the main features for the respective products. The standard packages we offer can be tailored to suit your needs. Please contact CERC if you have any questions.
Source types
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 ADMS 6 |
 ADMS-Roads |
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 ADMS-Airport |
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Source counts [top]
ADMS-Screen is a single point source model.
ADMS 6 allows up to 300 sources in total, with a maximum of 30 each of line, area and volume source types.
ADMS-Roads, ADMS-Urban and ADMS-Airport are available in a range of standard packages as shown in the table below.
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| Point | 3 | 25 | 1500 total | |
| Line | 3 | 5 | ||
| Area | 4 | 10 | ||
| Volume | 25 | 25 | ||
| Road | 150 | 600 | 3000 | |
| Grid cell | 400 | 3000 | 3000 | |
| Aircraft | 50 | 150 | 500 | |
Modelling options [top]
ADMS-Screen |
ADMS 6 |
ADMS-Roads |
ADMS-Urban |
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| Complex terrain and variable surface roughness effects | |
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| Marine boundary layer module | |
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| Advanced street canyon module | |
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| Dispersion from tunnels | |
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| Urban canopy flow module | |
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| NOx chemistry | |
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| Visibility of condensed water in plumes | |
1 Buildings can be modelled in ADMS-Roads packages B and C.
2 Amine chemistry is available as an addition in ADMS 6.
Output options [top]
ADMS-Screen |
ADMS 6 |
ADMS-Roads |
ADMS-Urban |
ADMS-Airport |
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| Regular & variable Cartesian grid | |
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| Specified output points | |
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| Road & Line-oriented grids | |
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| Point, Area & Volume-oriented grids | |
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| Comprehensive output file | |
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| Percentiles | |
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| Exceedences of air quality standards | |
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| Averaging times | |
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| Rolling averages & maximum daily | |
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| In-built Air Quality Standards | |
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| Flow field from FLOWSTAR | |
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| Flow field from urban canopy | |
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Utilities [top]
ADMS-Screen |
ADMS 6 |
ADMS-Roads |
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| Mapping & visualisation tool (Mapper) | |
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| 2-D output plotter | |
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| Line plotter | |
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| Wind rose viewer | |
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| Comprehensive output processor | |
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| Slideshow maker (.gif animation) | |
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| Meteorology data converter | |
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| Import & export via text file | |
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| Link to Surfer | |
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| Integration with ArcGIS & MapInfo | |
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| Link to EMIT | |
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| AERMOD capability | |