Seasonal modelling assessment of ozone sensitivity to precursors in northern Italy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 15 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2795-2804

  Gabusi, Veronica ^a   Volta, Marialuisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AOT40; Long term modelling simulation; Ozone; Photochemical regimes; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RURAL AREAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GAS AEROSOL MODELING EVALUATION SYSTEM (GAMES); OZONE EXPOSURE; OZONE SENSITIVITY; SEASONAL MODELING;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ITALY; MODEL; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SUMMER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20144370937     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.07.041     Document Type: Article

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