A two-dimensional numerical study of the impact of a city on atmospheric circulation and pollutant dispersion in a coastal environment

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-119

  Martilli, Alberto ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Coastal environment; Mesoscale model; Sea breeze; Urban boundary layer; Urban parameterisation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; COASTAL ZONES; POLLUTION; SOILS;

SEA BREEZE;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037903286     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023044100064     Document Type: Article

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