Photochemical modelling of summer ozone episodes in the greater madrid area

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-259

  Palacios, M ^a   Martin F ^a   Martilli, A ^b   Kirchner, F ^b   Clappier, A ^b   Rodriguez M E ^c  

^a Centre of Research in EET   (Spain)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Dept of Indust Chem Engineering   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution modelling; Chemical mechanisms; Ozone; Photochemistry; Spain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CHEMICAL MECHANISMS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0036443918     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2002.000709     Document Type: Article

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