A numerical study of plume dispersion motivated by a mesoscale atmospheric flow over a complex terrain

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 957-981

  Wang, Ge ^a   Ostoja Starzewski, Martin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternating direction finite different method; Complex terrain; Hydrostatic approximation; Mesoscale meteorological model; Nested grid; Nudging scheme; Paso del Norte ozone study; Terrain following coordinate system

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DISPERSION (WAVES); MOISTURE; POLLUTION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; EQUATIONS OF MASS; GRID LEVELS; POLLUTANTS;

THERMAL PLUMES;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PLUME;

EID: 5744227989     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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