The use of long-range transport simulations to verify the Australian Air Quality Forecasting System

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-240

  Tory, K J ^a   Cope, M E ^b   Hess, G D ^a   Lee, S ^b   Wong, N ^c  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORECASTING METHOD; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 1642282847     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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