A numerical model for wind field and pollutant concentration calculations over complex terrain. Application to Athens, Greece

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-306

  Anagnostopoulos, J S ^a   Bergeles, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Cartesian grid; Finite volume; Mesoscale model; Sea breeze

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARTESIAN GRID; MESOSCALE MODEL; REYNOLDS EQUATION; SEA BREEZE;

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CALCULATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR POLLUTION;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POLLUTANT; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0032029853     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00286-9     Document Type: Article

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