Finite element simulation of a local scale air quality model over complex terrain

Oliver, A.; Montero, G.; Montenegro, R.; Rodríguez, E.; Escobar, J. M.; Perez-Foguet, A.

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Finite element simulation of a local scale air quality model over complex terrain

A. Oliver, G. Montero, R. Montenegro, E. Rodríguez, J. M. Escobar, and A. Perez-Foguet

A. Oliver

Laboratori de Càlcul Numèric (LaCàN), Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada III, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

G. Montero

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Institute for Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), Spain

R. Montenegro

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Institute for Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), Spain

E. Rodríguez

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Institute for Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), Spain

J. M. Escobar

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University Institute for Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering (SIANI), Spain

A. Perez-Foguet

Laboratori de Càlcul Numèric (LaCàN), Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada III, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

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