Large eddy simulation of flow in a street canyon with tree planting under various atmospheric instability conditions

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1928-1937

  Gu, Zhaolin ^a   Zhang, Yunwei ^a   Lei, Kangbin ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

atmospheric instability; large eddy simulation; pollutant concentration distribution; street canyon flow; tree planting

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REFORESTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; WIND;

INSTABILITY CONDITION; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT DISTRIBUTION; STREET CANYON FLOWS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TREE PLANTINGS; UNSTABLE CONDITIONS; VEGETATION CANOPY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION; PLANTING; REFORESTATION; ROADS; STABILITY; TREES; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955442308     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-3243-x     Document Type: Article

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