Downscaling mesoscale meteorological models for computational wind engineering applications

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 199-216

  Yamada, Tetsuji ^a   Koike, Katsuyuki ^b  

^a Yamada Science and Art Corporation   (United States)

^b IDEA Consultants Inc ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

CFD; Coupling; CWE; Downscaling; Mesoscale models; Thermal effects of buildings

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COUPLINGS; GAS DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMPUTATIONAL BURDEN; COMPUTATIONAL WIND ENGINEERING; DOWN-SCALING; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; MESO-SCALE MODELS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE; REALISTIC SIMULATION;

JOINING;

EID: 79955035341     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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