The evolution of photochemical smog in the Metropolitan Area of Santiago de Chile

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-290

  Rappenglück, Bernhard ^a   Oyola, Pedro ^b   Olaeta, Ignacio ^c   Fabian, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Dir Región Metropolitana ^*  (Chile)

^c Serv Salud Metropol del Ambiente   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SMOG; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CHILE;

EID: 0034023590     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0275:TEOPSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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