Modelling the mixing of size resolved traffic induced and background ultrafine particles from an Urban street canyon to adjacent backyards

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-155

  Nikolova, Irina ^a   Janssen, Stijn ^a   Vos, Peter ^a   Berghmans, Patrick ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aerosol dynamics; CFD; Size distribution; Street canyon; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; MICRO SCALE MODELS; NUCLEATION MODE PARTICLES; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN STREET CANYON;

COAGULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; MIXING; NUCLEATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMETER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

CANYON COUNTY; IDAHO; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893069783     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.06.0221     Document Type: Article

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