Diurnal variation of NOx and ozone exchange between a street canyon and the overlying air

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-128

  Kwak, Kyung Hwan ^a   Baik, Jong Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CFD model; Diurnal variation; NOx removal; O3 entrainment; Street canyon; Surface heating

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COUNTER-ROTATING VORTICES; DIURNAL VARIATION; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; STREET CANYON; SURFACE HEATING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEATING; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRY DEPOSITION; GAS EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84892468294     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.029     Document Type: Article

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