Numerical simulation of Late wintertime local flows in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Implication for air pollution transport

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-416

  Regmi, Ram P ^a   Kitada, Toshihiro ^a   Kurata, Gakuji ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

VERTICAL MIXING;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SURFACE WIND; VALLEY;

KATHMANDU VALLEY; NEPAL;

EID: 0141503292     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0389:nsolwl>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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