An application of a simple Monte Carlo dispersion model in complex terrain

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-58

  Tombrou, M ^a   Bossioli, E ^a   Lalas, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Field measurements; Mass consistent wind field; Monte Carlo dispersion model; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MODEL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031681311     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(98)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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