Effect of sea breeze on air pollution in the greater Athens area. Part I: Numerical simulations and field observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 546-562

  Clappier, Alain ^a   Martilli, Alberto ^a   Grossi, Paola ^b   Thunis, Philippe ^b   Pasi, Francesco ^b   Krueger, Bernd C ^a   Calpini, Bertrand ^a   Graziani, Giovanni ^b   Van Den Bergh, Hubert ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FIELD SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEA BREEZE; SMOG;

GREECE;

EID: 0034126434     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0546:EOSBOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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