Application to Northern Italy of a new modelling system for air quality planning: A comparison between different chemical mechanisms

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 20, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 85-95

  Decanini, Edoardo ^a   Volta, Marialuisa ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical mechanisms; Decision support system; Photochemical pollution; Transport chemical modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MODELING; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRY DEPOSITION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2342432496     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2003.004252     Document Type: Article

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