An overview about the study of downwash effects on dispersion of airborne pollutants

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1077-1087

  Canepa, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Building downwash; Numerical modelling; Physical modelling; Stack downwash

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DISPERSIONS; EFFLUENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS; DOWNWASH PHENOMENA; POLLUTANT DISPERSION;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 4544260533     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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