A mathematical model for the dispersion of air pollutants in low wind conditions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1209-1220

  Sharan, Maithili ^a   Yadav, Anil Kumar ^a   Singh, M P ^a   Agarwal, P ^a   Nigam, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Low wind dispersion; Mathematical model; Tracer experiment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DIFFUSION; INDIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANT DISPERSION; GAUSSIAN PLUME SOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL DISPERSION MODEL; WIND DISPERSAL;

INDIA, DELHI;

AIR POLLUTION; DISPERSION MODELLING; LOW; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; WIND;

EID: 0029656575     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00442-4     Document Type: Article

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