A large-eddy simulation and lagrangian stochastic study of heavy particle dispersion in the convective boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-435

  Cai, Xuhui ^a   Zhang, Rui ^a   Li, Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Dispersion; Heavy particles; Lagrangian stochastic model; Large eddy simulation; Subgrid scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; GEOSTROPHIC WINDS; HEAVY PARTICLES; LAGRANGIAN STOCHASTIC MODEL; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33748357135     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9061-9     Document Type: Article

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