The impact of urban street layout on local atmospheric environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1352-1363

  Xiaomin, Xie ^a   Zhen, Huang ^a   Jiasong, Wang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; k lunate turbulence model; Local atmospheric environment; Pollutant dispersion; Urban street layout

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT DISPERSION; URBAN STREET LAYOUT;

ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREET CANYON; URBAN DESIGN;

EID: 33646816792     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.05.028     Document Type: Article

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