Fumigation of pollutants into a growing convective boundary layer over an inhomogeneous surface: A large eddy simulation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 3605-3616

  Cai, X M ^a   Nasrullah, M ^a   Huang, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous heat flux; Inversion break up fumigation; LES; Numerical simulation; Turbulent dispersion; Urban surfaces

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; LAND USE; TURBULENCE;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES); SURFACE INHOMOGENIETIES;

FUMIGATION;

BOUNDARY LAYER; DISPERSION; FUMIGATION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLUME DISPERSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 2942581207     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.049     Document Type: Article

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