A numerical study of mesoscale airflow and dispersion over coastal complex terrain

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 25, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 239-250

  Monti, Paolo ^a   Leuzzi, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeze regime; Lagrangian dispersion models; Mesoscale circulation; Slope winds; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); GAS EMISSIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; VEHICLES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BREEZE REGIMES; LAGRANGIAN DISPERSION MODELS; MESOSCALE CIRCULATION; SLOPE WINDS; URGAN HEAT ISLAND;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; DISPERSION; HEAT ISLAND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; SEASHORE; URBAN AREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27144544541     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2005.007670     Document Type: Article

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