The vehicle emissions and performance monitoring system: Analysis of tailpipe emissions and vehicle performance

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 431-447

  Noland, Robert B ^a   Ochieng, Washington Y ^a   Quddus, Mohammed A ^a   North, Robin J ^a   Polak, John W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emissions monitoring; Environmental impact; GPS; Modal emissions; On board sensors; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ACQUISITION; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; VEHICLES;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS MONITORING SYSTEM (VPEMS); VEHICLE-DRIVER PERFORMANCE;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GPS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12244256832     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0308106042000293480     Document Type: Article

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