A two-dimensional Lagrangian stochastic dispersion model for daytime conditions

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 530, 1996, Pages 367-389

  Rotach, Mathias W ^a,c   Gryning, Sven Erik ^b   Tassone, Caterina ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boundary layer stability; Dispersion; Particle model; Plume characteristics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER STABILITY; DISPERSION MODEL; LAGRANGIAN STRUCTURE FUNCTION; PLUME CHARACTERISTICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STOCHASTIC DISPERSION MODEL;

EID: 0029729166     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712253004     Document Type: Article

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