Model sensitivity and uncertainty analysis using roadside air quality measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 2121-2134

  Vardoulakis, Sotiris ^a,b   Fisher, Bernard E A ^c   Gonzalez Flesca, Norbert ^a   Pericleous, Koulis ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Meteorological data; Model sensitivity; Street canyon; Traffic emissions; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; EFFLUENTS; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

STREET CANYONS;

ROADSIDES;

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREET CANYON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

FRANCE;

EID: 0036565492     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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