Validation studies of turbulence closure schemes for high resolutions in mesoscale meteorological models - A case of gas dispersion at the local scale

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3745-3753

  Hara, T ^a   Trini Castelli, S ^b   Ohba, R ^a   Tremback, C J ^c  

^a MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ATMET LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion models; Experimental campaign; Mesoscale models; Non homogenous conditions; Turbulence closures

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; MESOSCALE MODELS; NON-HOMOGENOUS CONDITIONS; TURBULENCE CLOSURES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; JAPAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY; WIND;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; TSUKUBA;

EID: 67649231567     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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