Using a dispersion model to estimate emission rates of particulate matter from paved roads

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1093-1102

  Venkatram, Akula ^a   Fitz, Dennis ^a   Bumiller, Kurt ^a   Shuming, Du ^a   Boeck, Michael ^a   Ganguly, Chandragupta ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion model; Fugitive emissions; Particulate matter; Paved roads; Surface layer

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PAVEMENTS;

PAVED ROADS;

AIR POLLUTION;

DISPERSION; EMISSION; MICROMETEOROLOGY; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROAD; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WIND;

CALIFORNIA; RIVERSIDE COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033103323     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00316-1     Document Type: Article

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