An analysis of the meteorological parameters affecting ambient concentrations of acid aerosols in Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 869-878

  Zelenka, Michael P ^a  

^a Natl Oceanic/Atmosph Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Human exposure; Linear regression; Meteorology; Particulate matter; Principal components analysis; Regional transport; Synoptic climatology,

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MIXING HEIGHT;

AIR POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNIONTOWN;

EID: 0030617209     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00237-3     Document Type: Article

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