A modelling system for predicting urban air pollution: Comparison of model predictions with the data of an urban measurement network in Helsinki

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 3735-3743

  Karppinen, A ^a   Kukkonen, J ^a   Elolahde T ^b   Konttinen, M ^a   Koskentalo, T ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council   (Finland)

Author keywords

Modelling system; Monitoring network; Testing; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; MODELLING SYSTEM; MONITORING NETWORK; URBAN MEASUREMENT NETWORK;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MODELING; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; FINLAND; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

FINLAND; HELSINKI;

EID: 0034215012     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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