Sensitivity analysis of ozone long term simulations to grid resolution

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 51-63

  Bedogni, Marco ^a   Gabusi, Veronica ^b   Finzi, Giovanna ^b   Minguzzi, Enrico ^c   Pirovano, Guido ^d  

^a Mobility and Environment Agency   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^d CESI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CityDelta inter comparison exercise; Grid resolution; Northern Italy; Photochemical pollution modelling; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PETROCHEMICALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CITYDELTA INTER-COMPARISON EXERCISE; GRID RESOLUTION; NORTHERN ITALY; PETROCHEMICAL POLLUTION MODELING;

OZONE;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; RESOLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADVECTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WIND;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23844501057     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2005.007384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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