Integrating computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models with GIS: An evaluation on data conversion formats

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6753, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages

  Wong, David W ^a   Camelli, Fernando ^a   Sonwalkar, Mukul ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Computational fluid dynamics models; GIS data formats

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; GIS DATA FORMATS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 36248934792     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.761763     Document Type: Conference Paper

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