Estimation of the Kolmogorov constant C0 from classical statistical diffusion theory

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3611-3614

  Degrazia, Gervasio ^a   Anfossi, Domenico ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lagrangian and Eulerian spectra; Statistical diffusion theory; Structure function constant; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

KOLMOGOROV CONSTANT; STATISTICAL DIFFUSION THEORY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIFFUSION; SPECTRA; TURBULENCE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0345020416     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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