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Air flow and dispersion in rough terrain: a report on Euromech 173

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

J. C. R. Hunt ,
D. P. Lalas  and
D. N. Asimakopoulos
J. C. R. Hunt
Affiliation:
DAMTP, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EW
D. P. Lalas
Affiliation:
National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
D. N. Asimakopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Abstract

Euromech Colloquium 173 was held at Delphi from 13-16 September 1983. Thirty-six participants from eleven countries were present. Papers were presented on: (1) various approaches to calculating and computing air flow in rough terrain in the presence of changes in surface roughness, elevation and temperatures, including methods for interpolating, subject to certain physical constraints, the wind field from measurements at various fixed stations; (2) measurement and satellite photography of air flow in rough terrain near isolated mountains, near coastlines, over mountains, and over mountains near coastlines; (3) the applications of these studies to air-pollution dispersion and the exploitation of wind energy in rough terrain. The discussions led to agreement about how best to use and relate the various techniques for calculating air flows, the role of new techniques in remote sensing for improving understanding of flow in rough terrain, the factors determining air-pollution concentration that need particular study, and the special kinds of information about turbulence needed for estimating wind energy in rough terrain.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 142 , May 1984 , pp. 201 - 216
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© 1984 Cambridge University Press

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