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Urban Wind Flow

Urban Wind Flow is a micrometeorological phenomenon denoting the spatially heterogeneous movement of air within urban environments, distinguished by its modulation through interactions with building morphologies, surface roughness, thermal gradients, and anthropogenic activities inherent to urban boundary layers.

267

Publications

14.4K

Citations

850

Authors

362

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

117

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Publications

267

Improving the wind environment in high-density cities by understanding urban morphology and surface roughness: A study in Hong Kong

Edward Ng, Chao Yuan, Liang Chen et al. · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2011 · 546 citations · Full text

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Coupled urban wind flow and indoor natural ventilation modelling on a high-resolution grid: A case study for the Amsterdam ArenA stadium

T. van Hooff, Bert Blocken · Environmental Modelling & Software · 2009 · 417 citations

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Air pollution dispersal in high density urban areas: Research on the triadic relation of wind, air pollution, and urban form

Junyan Yang, Beixiang Shi, Yi Shi et al. · Sustainable Cities and Society · 2019 · 340 citations

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A numerical study of the effects of ambient wind direction on flow and dispersion in urban street canyons using the RNG k?? turbulence model

Jae‒Jin Kim · Atmospheric Environment · 2004 · 325 citations

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Analysis of airflow over building arrays for assessment of urban wind environment

Azli Abd Razak, Aya Hagishima, Naoki Ikegaya et al. · Building and Environment · 2012 · 248 citations

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Authors

850

  1. MJ
    Michael J. Brown

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 581 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. YL
    Yuguo Li

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    8 publications · 561 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. MB
    Massimiliano Burlando

    University of Genoa, Italy

    6 publications · 524 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. AR
    Alessio Ricci

    Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    6 publications · 352 citations

    6

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  5. MP
    Maria Pía Repetto

    University of Genoa, Italy

    6 publications · 524 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 850

Institutions

362

  1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    799 citations

  6. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    690 citations

  7. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Genoa

    Genoa, Italy

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    1.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Building and Environment

    33 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

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  2. 19

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  3. Boundary-Layer Meteorology

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  4. Urban Climate

    14 publications · 756 citations

    14

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  5. Atmospheric Environment

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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