Air quality model evaluation and uncertainty

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 406-412

  Hanna, Steven R ^a  

^a Sigma Research Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODEL EVALUATION; DATA INPUT ERROR; TRACER EXPERIMENT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS - EVALUATION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RESEARCH-GRADE TRACER EXPERIMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0023993577     PISSN: 08940630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08940630.1988.10466390     Document Type: Article

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