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Author:   F.T. Nieuwstadt ,  H. Van Dop
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9789027718075

ISBN 10:   9027718075
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   30 June 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Equations and Concepts.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Governing Equations.- 1.3. Equations of the Mean Flow.- 1.4. Discussion of the Boussinesq Approximations and the Conservation of Enthalpy Equation.- 1.5. Summary of the Boussinesq Set of Equations.- 1.6. The Closure Problem, First-Order Closure.- 1.7. Second-Order Variance and Covariance Equations.- 1.8. The Turbulent Kinetic Energy Balance; Temperature Variance Balance.- 2. Similarity Relations, Scaling Laws and Spectral Dynamics.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Rossby-Number Similarity.- 2.3. Diabatic Extension of Rossby-Number Similarity.- 2.4. Monin-Obukhov Similarity in the Surface Layer.- 2.5. Scaling of Turbulence Quantities in the Surface Layer.- 2.6. Scaling of Turbulence Outside the Surface Layer.- 2.7. Correlation Functions and Spectra.- 2.8. Inertial Subranges.- 3. Boundary-Layer Modeling.- 3.1. The calculation of boundary-layer structure.- 3.2. Ensemble-average models.- 3.3. Volume-Average Models.- 4. Observed Characteristics of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Convective Boundary Layer.- 4.3. Stable Boundary Layer.- 4.4. Concluding Remarks.- 5. Diffusion in the Convective Boundary Layer.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Formulation of a Lagrangian Diffusion Model.- 5.3. Numerical Simulations of Non-Buoyant Material Diffusion and Comparisons With Observations.- 5.4. The Structure of Turbulence in the Convective Boundary Layer.- 5.5. Formulas for Application.- 5.6. Dispersion of Buoyant Emissions in a Convective Boundary Layer.- 6. Diffusion in the Stable Boundary Layer.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Basic Ideas about Molecular and Fluid Element Motion and Probability Distributions.- 6.3. Turbulent Diffusion in Idealized Flows.- 6.4. Turbulence Diffusion in the Stably-Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer.- 6.5. Concluding Remarks.- 7. Applications in Air Pollution Modeling.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Statistical Models of Diffusion.- 7.3. Improvements to the Gaussian Model.- 7.4. K-Diffusion Models.- 7.5. Progress in the Similarity Theory of Diffusion.- 7.6. Recent Special Applications.- 8. Report from the Panel Discussion.- 9. References.- Authors Index.

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