Modeling the neutrally stable atmospheric boundary layer for laboratory scale studies of the built environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-211

  Karimpour, A ^a   Kaye, N B ^a   Baratian Ghorghi, Z ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Logarithmic velocity profile; Shear velocity; Surface roughness; Zero plane displacement

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CURVE FITTING METHODS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; ITERATIVE CURVE FITTING; LABORATORY SCALE; MEAN VELOCITIES; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLLUTION DISPERSION; SHEAR VELOCITIES; STABLE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; SURFACE GEOMETRIES; TIME-AVERAGED VELOCITY; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; URBAN AREAS; VELOCITY PROFILES; VENTILATION FLOW; WATER FLUME; WIND LOADING; ZERO-PLANE DISPLACEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CURVE FITTING; DEBRIS; KINETIC ENERGY; MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUILDING; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY PROFILE; VENTILATION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 80054714897     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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