Evaluation of turbulence from traffic using experimental data obtained in a street canyon

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 25, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 164-176

  Mazzeo, Nicolás A ^a,b   Venegas, Laura E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide concentration; Pollutant dispersion; Street canyon; Traffic pollution; Traffic produced turbulence; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT DISPERSION; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC POLLUTION; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; EXHAUST GAS; EXPERIMENTATION; MEASUREMENT; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

EID: 27144470306     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2005.007664     Document Type: Conference Paper

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