On the modeling of atmospheric pollutant dispersion during a diurnal cycle: A finite element study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-27

  Albani, Roseane A S ^a   Duda, Fernando P ^a   Pimentel, Luiz Cláudio G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric dispersion; Galerkin least square methods

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BALLOONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY; WIND;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; GALERKIN LEAST SQUARES; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DRY DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTANT; PRAIRIE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

EID: 84938693344     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.036     Document Type: Article

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