On the impact of urban surface exchange parameterisations on air quality simulations: The Athens case

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 4217-4231

  Martilli, Alberto ^a,c   Roulet, Yves Alain ^a   Junier, Martin ^a   Kirchner, Frank ^a   Rotach, Mathias W ^b   Clappier, Alain ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal air pollution; Mesoscale models; Photochemical models; Sea breezes; Urban boundary layer; Urban surface exchange parameterisation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; POLLUTION;

MESOSCALE MODELS;

AIR QUALITY;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEA BREEZE; SIMULATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREECE; HEAT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARAMETER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; WIND;

ATHENS; GREECE;

EID: 0041508242     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00564-8     Document Type: Article

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