Effects of uncertainties in meteorological inputs on urban airshed model predictions and ozone control strategies

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2011-2025

  Sistla, G ^a   Zhou, N ^a   Hao, W ^a   Ku, J Y ^a   Rao, S T ^a   Bornstein, R ^b   Freedman, F ^b   Thunis, P ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Meteorological inputs; Ozone control; UAM

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; CONFERENCE PAPER; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WIND;

MIXING HEIGHT; OZONE CONTROL; URBAN AIRSHED MODEL; WIND FIELD;

USA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE;

METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE ABATEMENT; OZONE CONTROL; UNCERTAINTIES;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 0030174776     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00268-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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