Classification of meteorological patterns associated with the ozone categories in Kelowna, British Columbia

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 463-470

  Schwarzhoff, Peter J ^a   Reid, Peter D ^b,c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^c Westcoast Energy Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA;

EID: 0034028513     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0463:COMPAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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