Spatially-varying surface roughness and ground-level air quality in an operational dispersion model

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 185, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-51

  Barnes, M J ^a   Brade, T K ^a   Mackenzie, A R ^b   Whyatt, J D ^a   Carruthers, D J ^c   Stocker, J ^c   Cai, X ^b   Hewitt, C N ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CB2 ISJ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADMS Urban; Aerodynamic roughness; Air quality; Street canyons; Urban breathability

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; URBAN PLANNING;

ADMS-URBAN; AERODYNAMIC ROUGHNESS; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; BREATHABILITY; OPERATIONAL DISPERSION MODELS; PLANNING AND DESIGN; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; STREET CANYON;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STREET CANYON; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VENTILATION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LANDSCAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VEGETATION;

ADMS-URBAN; AERODYNAMIC ROUGHNESS; AIR QUALITY; STREET CANYONS; URBAN BREATHABILITY;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; CITY PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887740055     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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