A new Lagrangian stochastic model for the gravity-slumping/spreading motion of a dense gas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 7874-7886

  Lee, Changhoon ^a   Kim, Byung Gu ^a   Ko, Suk Yul ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dense gas dispersion model; Gravity slumping; Lagrangian stochastic model; Stratification; Thorney Island trials

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DENSE GAS DISPERSION MODELS; GRAVITY SLUMPINGS; LAGRANGIAN STOCHASTIC MODEL; THORNEY ISLAND TRIALS;

DENSITY OF GASES;

CLOUD; DISPERSION; GAS; HYDROSTATICS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SLUMPING; STOCHASTICITY; STRATIFICATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENSITY; GAS; GRAVITY; PLUME DISPERSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THORNEY ISLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST SUSSEX; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35548943592     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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