Performance assessment of a long-term photochemical modelling system

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 20, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 64-74

  Gabusi, Veronica ^a   Finzi, Giovanna ^a   Pertot, Cesare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b CESI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long term simulation; Model inter comparison; Modelling systems; Performance evaluation; Photochemical pollution; Tropospheric ozone

Indexed keywords

OZONE; POLLUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

PHOTOCHEMICAL MODELS; SEASONAL SIMULATIONS;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TROPOSPHERE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; MATERIALS; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; SIMULATION; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2342444411     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2003.004248     Document Type: Article

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