Model simulations of the air quality in Athens, Greece, during the MEDCAPHOT-TRACE Campaign

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2239-2268

  Svensson, Gunilla ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mesoscale model; Model evaluation; Numerical model; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

SEA BREEZE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GREECE; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032101563     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00427-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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