Coupling between air flow in streets and the well-developed boundary layer aloft

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2613-2621

  Louka, P ^a   Belcher, S E ^a   Harrison, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermittent re circulation; Shear layer; Skimming flow; Street canyon

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; URBAN AREA;

AIR FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; STREET CANYON;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; URBAN AREA; WIND;

EID: 0034079169     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00477-X     Document Type: Article

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