Assessing changes to the probability distribution of sulphur dioxide in the UK using a lognormal model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1461-1474

  Hadley, Adam ^a   Toumi, Ralf ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lamb weather types; Linear regression; Lognormal probability plot; Probability distribution functions; Probability plot correlation coefficient

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037383477     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)01003-8     Document Type: Article

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