Forecasting the onset of the grass pollen season in Melbourne (Australia)

Aerobiologia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Ong, Eng Kok ^a   Taylor, Philip E ^a   Knox, Robert Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Grass pollen; Pollen season; Predicitive model; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FORECASTING; GRASS POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

EID: 0030960742     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694790     Document Type: Article

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