Experimental simulation of air quality in street canyon under changes of building orientation and aspect ratio

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 502-515

  Yassin, Mohamed F ^a,b   Ohba, Masaake ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aspect ratio; atmospheric turbulence; building orientation; pollutant dispersion; street canyon; wind tunnel experiment

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WIND;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WIND;

EID: 84865455324     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.59     Document Type: Article

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