Computational fluid dynamical modelling of concentration fluctuations in an idealized urban area

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-259

  Milliez, Maya ^a   Carissimo, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollutant dispersion; Computational fluid dynamics modelling; Concentration fluctuations; Transportequation; Urban canopy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EULER EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOPSHERIC POLLUTANT DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATIONS; URBAN CANOPIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EULER EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; URBAN CLIMATE;

EID: 41849115185     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-008-9266-1     Document Type: Article

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