Local circulations developed in the vicinity of both coastal and inland urban areas: A numerical study with a mesoscale atmospheric model

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-45

  Ohashi, Yukitaka ^a   Kida, Hideji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

URBAN AREAS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA BREEZE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0036333498     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0030:LCDITV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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