Urban Fluid Mechanics: Thermal Circulation in Complex Terrain

摘要CTS-0001952 H。J. S.费尔南多，亚利桑那州立大学的地形条件，以及美国西南地区经历的强烈的昼夜加热/冷却循环，可能导致显着的污染浓度。 了解与地形和浮力效应相互作用相关的自然大气流动是减轻汽车/工业/家用污染物排放源有害影响的先决条件。 预计这种综合研究：实验室实验，理论建模和现场实验，将导致增强的理解，可能允许控制行动，以减轻污染物的影响。 还预计这项调查将显示这种协调良好的调查的好处，未来的研究将受益于演变的方法。

AbstractCTS-0001952H. J. S. Fernando, Arizona State UniversityThe terrain conditions, as well as the strong diurnal heating/cooling cycles experienced in the southwest region of the US, can lead to significant pollution concentrations. Understanding the natural atmospheric flows that are associated with the interplay of the terrain and the buoyancy effects is a prerequisite to mitigating the harmful effects of automotive/industrial/domestic sources of released pollutants. It is expected that this integrated study: laboratory experiments, theoretical modeling, and field experiments, will lead to the enhanced understanding that may permit controlled actions to lessen the effects of the pollutants. It is also expected that this investigation will show the benefits of such a well-coordinated investigation and that future studies will benefit from the evolved methodology.