Modelling considerations for examining the mean and unsteady flow in a simple urban-type street canyon

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Savory, Eric ^a   Perret, Laurent ^b   Rivet, Cédric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES FLUIDES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; FLOW MODELING; STREET CANYON; UNSTEADY FLOW; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84876082739     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-013-0254-8     Document Type: Article

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