Extension of an operational short-range dispersion model for applications in an urban environment

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 105-114

  De Haan, Peter ^a   Rotach, Mathias W ^a   Werfeli, Maja ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dispersion modelling; Rough surfaces; Roughness sublayer; Urban air pollution; Urban turbulence

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE MODEL; MULTI-SOURCE/MULTI-RECEPTOR GAUSSIAN MODEL; ROUGHNESS SUBLAYER (RS); SHORT-RANGE DISPERSION MODEL; URBAN TURBULENCE;

AIR POLLUTION; DISPERSIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 0032293966     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.1998.001822     Document Type: Article

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