Field and wind-tunnel study of pollutant dispersion in a built-up area under various meteorological conditions

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-382

  Yassin, M F ^a   Kato, S ^b   Ooka, R ^b   Takahashi, T ^b   Kouno, R ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric diffusion; Built up area; Field study; Tracer gas; Wind tunnel study

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARKING; POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; BUILDING-BLOCK MODEL; POLLUTANT DISPERSION; TRACER GAS;

WIND TUNNELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; WIND TUNNEL MODELING;

EID: 20444401837     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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