Parametric laws to model urban pollutant dispersion with a street network approach

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 229-241

  Soulhac, L ^a   Salizzoni, P ^a   Mejean, P ^a   Perkins, R J ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Street canyon ventilation; Street intersection; Street network; Urban dispersion models

Indexed keywords

BOX MODELS; BULK TRANSFER; MASS EXCHANGE; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; STREET CANYON; STREET INTERSECTION; STREET NETWORK; TRANSFER PHENOMENON; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DISPERSION MODELS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; POLLUTION;

VENTILATION;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREET CANYON; URBAN AREA; VENTILATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND TUNNEL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MODEL; PARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DISPERSION MODEL SIRANE; WIND;

EID: 84870510513     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.053     Document Type: Article

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