The high concentration tails of the probability density functioin of a dispersing scalar in the atmosphere

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 315-339

  Munro, R J ^a   Chatwin, P C ^a   Mole, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Concentrations; Generalised pareto distribution; Mean excess plot; Probability density function; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0035251835     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026526232294     Document Type: Article

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