A study of dispersion in complex terrain under winter conditions using high-resolution mesoscale and Lagrangian particle models

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1105-1134

  Palau, J L ^a   Perez Landa G ^a   Melia J ^b   Segarra, D ^b   Millan M M ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TERRAIN; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; WINTER;

EID: 33646475522     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-1105-2006     Document Type: Article

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