Integral assessment of air pollution dispersion regimes in the main industrialized and urban areas in Oman

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 625-634

  Charabi, Yassine ^a   Al Yahyai, Sultan ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Muscat International Airport ^*  (Oman)

Author keywords

Air pollution dispersion potential; Oman; Recirculation; Stagnation; The main industrial and urban areas; Ventilation; Wind regimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922684829     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-010-0239-6     Document Type: Article

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