Use of kriging models to predict 12-hour mean ozone concentrations in metropolitan Toronto - A pilot study

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 677-692

  Liu, L J Sally ^a   Rossini, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; MONITORING; OZONE LAYER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DAILY PATTERN; KRIGING; MODEL; OZONE; OZONE CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION TRENDS; PREDICTION MODEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

CANADA, ONTARIO, TORONTO;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

KRIGING MODELS; SPATIAL OZONE VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 0029659197     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(96)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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