Some simple statistical models for relative and absolute dispersion

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-271

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute dispersion; Concentration fluctuations; Convolution; Plume centreline position; Probability density function; Relative dispersion

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; IMPURITIES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PLUME MEANDER;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 0037408651     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022102526675     Document Type: Article

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