Prediction of air pollution episodes: Extreme value theory applied in athens

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-359

  Abatzoglou, G ^a   Chaloulakou, A ^a   Assimacopoulos, D ^a   Lekkas, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Department of the Environment   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollution in Athens; Air quality standards; Extreme value theory; Prediction of episodes

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTION EPISODES; ASYMPTOTIC THEORIES; EXTREME VALUE; EXTREME VALUE THEORY; MONITORING STATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL AIR POLLUTION; PIRAEUS;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREECE; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PREDICTION;

EID: 0029869107     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616394     Document Type: Article

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