FLOW ANDDISPERSION INURBANAREAS
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 35 (1), 469-496
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.fluid.35.101101.161147
Abstract
▪ Abstract Increasing urbanization and concern about sustainability and quality of life issues have produced considerable interest in flow and dispersion in urban areas. We address this subject at four scales: regional, city, neighborhood, and street. The flow is one over and through a complex array of structures. Most of the local fluid mechanical processes are understood; how these combine and what is the most appropriate framework to study and quantify the result is less clear. Extensive and structured experimental databases have been compiled recently in several laboratories. A number of major field experiments in urban areas have been completed very recently and more are planned. These have aided understanding as well as model development and evaluation.Keywords
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