Comparisons of some parametrizations of wind direction variability with observations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 29, 1999, Pages 4909-4917

  Davies, Belinda M ^a   Thomson, David J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Light winds; Plume meandering; Plume spread; Stable boundary layer; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES; WIND EFFECTS;

PARAMETRIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WIND DIRECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSAL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WIND DIRECTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033486433     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00287-3     Document Type: Article

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