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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Seattle - Tacoma International Airport - Self Organization


I have addressed environmental issues, including climate change and those around the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in a variety of blog articles.  These are listed below.

Self organization and complexity are important structures in considering how advanced systems develop.  The region around the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, among others, is a self organizing environment reflecting environmental factors in the area, including it's Carbon footprint.

Previous blog articles have discussed the environmental issues around the Seattle Tacoma International Airport.  In Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - Environmental Issues
I discuss an FAA study, Aviation and Emissions, a Primer. According to that study, about ten percent (10%) of aircraft emissions, except for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons occur at ground level or during take off and landing.  However, thirty percent (30%) of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions from aircraft occur during ground level emissions.

Iron Oxide reacts with Carbon Monoxide, at high temperatures, to produce Carbon Dioxide and Iron.  Does this impact the levels of carbon dioxide in the vicinity of the Seattle Tacoma International Airport (and especially in low lying areas where there may be a pooling or sinking of Carbon Monoxide)?  That is an interesting question, among others, in examining the distribution of the Carbon footprint in Washington State and other areas, and in what form Carbon might appear.

marilyndunstan.blogspot.com
Externalities and Risk - The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - Environmental Issues
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport - Pollution

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