Petra M. Klein
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EMAIL: pkklein@ou.edu PHONE: (405) 325-1631 FAX: (405) 325-7689 MAILING ADDRESS: School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma 100 E. Boyd St., SEC 1354 Norman, OK 73019 |
Education | Diploma, Physics, University of Karlsruhe,
Germany, 1993 Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1999 |
Curriculum Vitae | Full CV (Including List of Publications) |
Research Interests |
Urban Meteorology
Modification of atmospheric boundary
layer structure in urban areas Air Pollution Studies Dispersion of traffic emissions Wind-tunnel modeling of atmospheric flows Modeling of neutral and thermally stratified
boundary layers |
Professional Service |
Member of the AMS Board on the Urban
Environment
Reviewer for Atmospheric Environment , Boundary Layer Meteorology, Applied Meteorology |
Courses Taught |
METR 4803/5803 Micrometeorology METR 4653/5653 Air Pollution Meteorology and Modeling METR 3613 Meteorological Measurement Systems METR 1004 Introduction to Meteorology ES 5943 Air Quality Management CE 5923 Air Pollution Control Engineering |
Reviewed Publications |
N. Kljun, P. Kastner-Klein, E. Fedorovich, M.R. Rotach, 2004. Evaluation of Lagrangian footprint model using data from wind tunnel convective boundary layer. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 127, 189-201. P. Kastner-Klein, R. Berkowicz, R. Britter, 2004. The influence of street architecture on flow and dispersion in street canyons. Accepted in Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 87, 121-131. P. Kastner-Klein, M. W. Rotach, 2004. Mean flow and turbulence characteristics in an urban roughness sublayer. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 111, 55-84. S. Di Sabatino, P. Kastner-Klein, R. Berkowicz, R. Britter, E. Fedorovich . The modeling of turbulence from traffic in urban dispersion models – Part I: Theoretical considerations. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 129-143, 2003. P. Kastner-Klein, M. Ketzel, R. Berkowicz, E. Fedorovich, R. Britter. The modelling of turbulence from traffic in urban dispersion models – Part II: Evaluation against laboratory and full-scale concentration measurements in street canyons. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 145-172, 2003. P. Kastner-Klein, E. Fedorovich. Diffusion from a line source deployed in a homogeneous roughness layer: interpretation of wind tunnel measurements by means of simple mathematical models. Atmospheric Environment, 36, 3709-3718, 2002. P. Kastner-Klein, E. Fedorovich, M. W. Rotach. A wind tunnel study of organised and turbulent air motions in urban street canyons. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 89: 849-861, 2001 P. Kastner-Klein, E. Fedorovich, J.-F. Sini, P.G. Mestayer. Experimental and numerical verification of similarity concept for diffusion of car exhaust gases in urban street canyons. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 65: 353-361, 2000 P. Kastner-Klein, R. Berkowicz, E.J. Plate. Modelling of vehicle induced turbulence in air pollution studies for streets. Int J. Environment and Pollution. 14: 496-507, 2000 P. Kastner-Klein, E.J. Plate. Wind-tunnel study of concentration fields in street canyons. Atmospheric Environment. 33: 3973-3979, 1999 P. Kastner-Klein, E. Fedorovich, E. J. Plate. Gaseous pollutant dispersion around urban-canopy elements: wind tunnel case studies. Int. J. Environment and Pollution. 8: 727-737, 1997 B. Leitl, P. Kastner-Klein, M. Rau, R.N. Meroney. Concentration and flow distributions in the vicinity of U-shaped buildings: Wind tunnel and computational data. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 67-68: 745-755, 1997 W. Bächlin, P. Klein. Diffusion problems near tunnel portals in built-up areas. The Science of the Total Environment. 146/147: 377-385, 1994 |
Important Links |
Documentation of building structure in downtown Oklahoma City Wind-tunnel page of Petra Kastner-Klein Photogalleries |
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