On the prediction of air and pollutant exchange rates in street canyons of different aspect ratios using large-eddy simulation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1567-1574

  Liu, Chun Ho ^a   Leung, Dennis Y C ^a   Barth, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate (ACH); Large eddy simulation (LES); Pollutant exchange rate (PCH); Street canyon; Vehicular pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

AIR EXCHANGE RATE (ACH); CANYONS; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); TURBULENCE PROPERTIES;

AIR;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXCHANGE RATE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STREET CANYON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 14644387606     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.08.036     Document Type: Article

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