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Overview

Steven R. Hanna is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. The primary fields of study in their research include Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant work also conducted within subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Speech and Hearing.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Wind and Air Flow Studies, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Noise Effects and Management, Infection Control and Ventilation, and Smart Materials for Construction.

Recent publications by Steven R. Hanna include:

  • Results of comparisons of the predictions of 17 dense gas dispersion models with observations from the Jack Rabbit II chlorine field experiment, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • Meteorological data recommendations for input to dispersion models applied to Jack Rabbit II trials, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • Urban wind field analysis from the Jack Rabbit II Special Sonic Anemometer Study, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • Transport and dispersion of tracers simulating COVID-19 aerosols in passenger aircraft, 2021, Indoor Air
  • Britter and McQuaid (B&M) 1988 workbook nomograms for dense gas modeling applied to the Jack Rabbit II chlorine release trials, 2020, Atmospheric Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven R. Hanna include:

  • Thomas Mazzola
  • Joseph Chang
  • Simon Gant
  • S. Simpson
  • Sean Miner

The scientist's work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Process Safety Progress
  • Indoor Air
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

Best Publications

  • Air quality model performance evaluation

    J. C. Chang;S. R. Hanna

  • FLOW AND DISPERSION IN URBAN AREAS

    R. E. Britter;S. R. Hanna

  • Handbook on atmospheric diffusion

    Steven R. Hanna;Gary A. Briggs;Rayford P. Hosker;Jean S. Smith

  • Confidence limits for air quality model evaluations, as estimated by bootstrap and jackknife resampling methods

    Steven R. Hanna

  • Applications in Air Pollution Modeling

    S. R. Hanna

  • Climate and more sustainable cities: climate information for improved planning and management of cities (producers/capabilities perspective)

    C.S.B. Grimmond;Matthias Roth;Tim R. Oke;Y. C. Au

  • Hazardous gas model evaluation with field observations

    S.R. Hanna;J.C. Chang;D.G. Strimaitis

  • FLACS CFD air quality model performance evaluation with Kit Fox, MUST, Prairie Grass, and EMU observations

    Steven R Hanna;Olav R Hansen;Seshu Dharmavaram

  • Acceptance criteria for urban dispersion model evaluation

    Steven Hanna;Joseph Chang

  • Lagrangian and Eulerian Time-Scale Relations in the Daytime Boundary Layer

    Steven R. Hanna

  • Uncertainties in predicted ozone concentrations due to input uncertainties for the UAM-V photochemical grid model applied to the July 1995 OTAG domain

    Steven R Hanna;Zhigang Lu;H Christopher Frey;Neil Wheeler

  • Monte carlo estimates of uncertainties in predictions by a photochemical grid model (UAM-IV) due to uncertainties in input variables

    Steven R. Hanna;Joseph C. Chang;Mark E. Fernau

  • Evaluations of Mesoscale Models' Simulations of Near-Surface Winds, Temperature Gradients, and Mixing Depths.

    Steven R. Hanna;Ruixin Yang

  • Hybrid Plume Dispersion Model (HPDM) Development and Evaluation

    Steven R. Hanna;Robert J. Paine

  • A framework for evaluating regional-scale numerical photochemical modeling systems

    Robin Dennis;Tyler Fox;Montse Fuentes;Alice Gilliland

  • Detailed Simulations of Atmospheric Flow and Dispersion in Downtown Manhattan: An Application of Five Computational Fluid Dynamics Models

    Steven R. Hanna;Michael J. Brown;Fernando E. Camelli;Stevens T. Chan

  • Comparisons of model simulations with observations of mean flow and turbulence within simple obstacle arrays

    S.R Hanna;S Tehranian;B Carissimo;B Carissimo;R.W Macdonald

  • Boundary-layer parameterizations for applied dispersion modeling over urban areas

    Steven R. Hanna;Joseph C. Chang

  • Modelling urban air pollution.

    F.A. Gifford;S.R. Hanna

  • AMS Workshop on Stability Classification Schemes and Sigma Curves—Summary of Recommendations

    S. R. Hanna;G. A. Briggs;J. Deardorff;B. A. Egan

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainald Löhner
Rainald Löhner George Mason University
Akula Venkatram
Akula Venkatram University of California, Riverside
George S. Young
George S. Young Pennsylvania State University
James H. Crawford
James H. Crawford Langley Research Center
Robin L. Dennis
Robin L. Dennis Environmental Protection Agency
Gregory R. Carmichael
Gregory R. Carmichael University of Iowa
Armistead G. Russell
Armistead G. Russell Georgia Institute of Technology
Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb Washington State University
Jonathan E. Pleim
Jonathan E. Pleim Environmental Protection Agency

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