Velocity probability density functions in Lagrangian dispersion models for inhomogeneous turbulence

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-289

  Maurizi, A ^a   Tampieri, F ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality modelling; Atmospheric dispersion; Inhomogeneous turbulence; Non Gaussian distribution; Particle models

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

AIR QUALITY MODELLING; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; INHOMOGENEOUS TURBULENCE; LAGRANGIAN DISPERSION MODELS; NON GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

DISPERSION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE;

DISPERSION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032890232     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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