A numerical study of flow and pollutant dispersion characteristics in urban street canyons

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1576-1589

  Baik, Jong Jin ^a   Kim, Jae Jin ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

POLLUTION; STREET CANYON; URBAN CLIMATE; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0033392178     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1576:ANSOFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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