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The effect of microscale urban canyon flow on mesoscale puff dispersion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:486088
When modeling mesoscale plume or puff transport over distances of one to ten kilometers, the initial small-scale near-source effects are often ignored or parameterized in a crude way. If the release is in an urban environment, buildings and other urban structures can significantly impact the local plume dispersion (e.g., Davidson et al., 1995). In this paper, the authors investigate whether the building-scale effects are important on the longer time-scale mesoscale dispersion process.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
486088
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--97-1143; CONF-970760--2; ON: DE97007475
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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