Ambient sulfate trends and the influence of meteorology

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1745-1760

  Mueller, Stephen F ^a  

^a TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODEL (GAM); STATISTICAL MODELS; SULFATE;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREND ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 30344469662     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2307.1     Document Type: Article

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