Assessment of urban air quality in Istanbul using fuzzy synthetic evaluation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 3809-3815

  Onkal Engin, Guleda ^a   Demir, Ibrahim ^a   Hiz, Halil ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air quality index; Fuzzy comprehensive assessment; Fuzzy similarity method; Fuzzy synthetic evaluation; Simple fuzzy classification

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUZZY CONTROL; MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY INDEX; AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [ISTANBUL (PRV)]; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 2942750318     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.058     Document Type: Article

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