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Table 3 Parameters of the airborne transmission.

From: Spread of Coxiella burnetii between dairy cattle herds in an enzootic region: modelling contributions of airborne transmission and trade

Parameter

Definition

Estimation

Unit

g

Gravitational acceleration

9.8

m s−2

z

Height of plume generation

4

m

h

Height of plume reception

4

m

η

Dynamic viscosity of air

1.8 × 10−5

kg m−1 s−1

φ

Density of particles

1150 [42]

kg m−3

r

Radius of particle

10−6 a

ma

W

Deposition velocity

0.01 [27]

m s−1

a y, a z

Guifford–Pasquill stability

0.34, 0.27 [27]

m(1−b)

b y, b z

Class “C” stability parameters

0.82, 0.82 [27]

 
  1. a Approximated from [43].