Coupled simulation of meteorological parameters and sound level in a narrow valley

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-100

  Heimann, D ^a   Gross, G ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Orography; Simulation; Sound propagation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002804479     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(98)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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