Calculation of kinetic parameters from chamber tests using nonlinear regression

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Salthammer, T ^a  

^a Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Noise characteristics; Nonlinear regression analysis; Sink effect; Synthetic data; Test chamber kinetics

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MODEL; NOISE; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

KINETIC PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEST CHAMBER KINETICS;

EID: 0029656246     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00055-4     Document Type: Article

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