Numerical simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flow over isolated and vegetated hills using RAMS

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 97, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 439-454

  Paiva, Leanderson M S ^a   Bodstein, Gustavo C R ^b   Menezes, Wallace F ^b  

^a CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA CELSO SUCKOW DA FONSECA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Environmental flows; Flow over hills; Neutral and non neutral atmosphere; Numerical simulation; RAMS; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; FLOW OVER HILLS; NON-NEUTRAL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; WIND ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW SIMULATION; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; SIMULATORS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 71549156527     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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