Development of algorithms and approximations for rapid operational air quality modelling

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 8105-8111

  Barrett, Steven R H ^a   Britter, Rex E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion modelling; Local air quality; Long term average concentrations; Point sources

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAG REDUCTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

DISPERSION MODELLING; LOCAL AIR QUALITY; LONG-TERM AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; POINT SOURCES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POINT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME SERIES;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 53249105333     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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