Simulating the characteristic patterns of the dispersion during sunset PBL

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 274-284

  Carvalho, Jonas C ^a   Degrazia, Gervásio A ^b   Anfossi, Domenico ^c   Goulart, Antônio G ^d   Cuchiara, Gustavo C ^a   Mortarini, Luca ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lagrangian modeling; Planetary boundary layer; Pollutant dispersion; Residual layer; Stable boundary layer; Turbulent parameterization

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGIAN; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; RESIDUAL LAYERS; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE;

DISPERSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; STOCHASTICITY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 78149282885     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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