Meteorological and Air Quality Models for Urban Areas

This book, based on the selected presentations given at the COST728 workshop, is concerned with the following main topics/chapters: 1. Urban morphology and databases, 2. Parameterisations of urban canopy, 3. Strategy for urbanization of different types of models, 4. Evaluation and city case studies...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Baklanov, Alexander (Editor), Grimmond, Sue (Editor), Mahura, Alexander (Editor), Athanassiadou, Maria (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Atmospheric science.
Climatology.
Human geography.
Environmental monitoring.
Atmospheric Science.
Climate Sciences.
Human Geography.
Environmental Monitoring.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Urban Morphology and Databases
  • Facilitating Advanced Urban Meteorology and Air Quality Modelling Capabilities with High Resolution Urban Database and Access Portal Tools
  • Relating Small-Scale Emission and Concentration Variability in Air Quality Models
  • Performance of Different Sub-Grid-Scale Surface Flux Parameterizations for Urban and Rural Areas
  • Parameterizations of Urban Canopy
  • How to Use Computational Fluid Dynamics Models for Urban Canopy Parameterizations
  • Review of Japanese Urban Models and a Scale Model Experiment
  • Urban Soil-Canopy-Atmosphere Exchanges at Submesoscales: Learning from Model Development, Evaluation, and Coupling with LES
  • The Effect of Stratification on the Aerodynamic Roughness Length
  • Strategy for Urbanization of Different Types of Models
  • FUMAPEX Experience of Model Urbanisation
  • Evolution of Urban Surface Exchange in the UK Met Office's Unified Model
  • Sensitivity Tests in the Dynamical and Thermal Part of the MRF-Urban PBL Scheme in the MM5 Model
  • Evaluation and Case Studies / Observations
  • Urban Surface Energy Balance Models: Model Characteristics and Methodology for a Comparison Study
  • Measuring Meteorology in Urban Areas - Some Progress and Many Problems
  • Derivation of Vertical Wind and Turbulence Profiles, the Mixing-Layer Height, and the Vertical Turbulent Exchange Coefficient from Sodar and Ceilometer Soundings in Urban Measurement Campaigns
  • Verification and Case Studies for Urban Effects in HIRLAM Numerical Weather Forecasting
  • Model Urbanization Strategy: Summaries, Recommendations and Requirements.

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