Search Results - "Wood, Curtis R."
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Fraction of natural area as main predictor of net CO2 emissions from cities
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-10-2012)“…Cities account for most anthropogenic greenhouse‐gas emissions, CO2 being most important. We evaluate the net urban contribution to CO2emissions by performing…”
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Large-eddy simulation of approaching-flow stratification on dispersion over arrays of buildings
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-06-2013)“…The study investigates thermal stratification effects of approach flows on dispersion in urban environments. This is in some ways analogous to a well-developed…”
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Uncertainty of eddy covariance flux measurements over an urban area based on two towers
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (02-10-2018)“…The eddy covariance (EC) technique is the most direct method for measuring the exchange between the surface and the atmosphere in different ecosystems. Thus,…”
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Observing continental boundary-layer structure and evolution over the South African savannah using a ceilometer
Published in Theoretical and applied climatology (01-04-2019)“…The atmospheric boundary layer (BL) is the atmospheric layer coupled to the Earth’s surface at relatively short timescales. A key quantity is the BL depth,…”
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Sensitivity analysis of the meteorological preprocessor MPP-FMI 3.0 using algorithmic differentiation
Published in Geoscientific Model Development (17-10-2017)“…The meteorological input parameters for urban- and local-scale dispersion models can be evaluated by preprocessing meteorological observations, using…”
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A wind-tunnel study of flow distortion at a meteorological sensor on top of the BT Tower, London, UK
Published in Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics (01-09-2011)“…High quality wind measurements in cities are needed for numerous applications including wind engineering. Such data-sets are rare and measurement platforms may…”
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In-Street Wind Direction Variability in the Vicinity of a Busy Intersection in Central London
Published in Boundary-layer meteorology (01-09-2010)“…We present results from fast-response wind measurements within and above a busy intersection between two street canyons (Marylebone Road and Gloucester Place)…”
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DISPERSION EXPERIMENTS IN CENTRAL LONDON: The 2007 DAPPLE Project
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (01-07-2009)“…In the event of a release of toxic gas in the center of London, emergency services personnel would need to determine quickly the extent of the area…”
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Layers of nocturnal insect migrants at high-altitude: the influence of atmospheric conditions on their formation
Published in Agricultural and forest entomology (01-02-2010)“…1 Radar studies of nocturnal insect migration have often found that the migrants tend to form well-defined horizontal layers at a particular altitude. 2 In…”
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The influence of the atmospheric boundary layer on nocturnal layers of noctuids and other moths migrating over southern Britain
Published in International journal of biometeorology (01-03-2006)“…Insects migrating at high altitude over southern Britain have been continuously monitored by automatically operating, vertical-looking radars over a period of…”
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SUPPLEMENT: DISPERSION EXPERIMENTS IN CENTRAL LONDON The 2007 DAPPLE Project
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Urban surface cover determined with airborne lidar at 2m resolution – Implications for surface energy balance modelling
Published in Urban climate (01-09-2015)“…•Lidar returns from a 54km2 urban area were classified into 6 surface cover classes.•Decision tree classification of lidar data alone led to 91% accuracy.•The…”
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Adapting our cities for future climates: 17 February 2010
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Fraction of natural area as main predictor of net CO 2 emissions from cities
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-10-2012)“…Cities account for most anthropogenic greenhouse‐gas emissions, CO 2 being most important. We evaluate the net urban contribution to CO 2 emissions by…”
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Fraction of natural area as main predictor of net CO sub(2) emissions from cities
Published in Geophysical research letters (18-10-2012)“…Cities account for most anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions, CO sub(2) being most important. We evaluate the net urban contribution to CO sub(2) emissions…”
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Anthropogenic snowfall events in the UK: examples of urban weather modification?
Published in Weather (01-10-2009)“…Snow in the UK is generally associated with synoptic or mesoscale weather systems, thus snowfall during quiescent anticyclonic conditions is surprising and…”
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DISPERSION EXPERIMENTS IN CENTRAL LONDON
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (01-07-2009)“…Any parties wishing to make use of our database should view our Web site and contact Professor Alan Robins (info@dapple.org.uk) in the first instance. Since…”
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Some reports of snowfall from fog during the UK winter of 2008/09
Published 09-02-2009“…Snowfall during anticyclonic, non-frontal, and foggy conditions is surprising. Because it is often not forecast, it can present a hazard to transport and…”
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