The Australian air quality forecasting system. Part I: Project description and early outcomes

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 649-662

  Cope, M E ^a   Hess, G D ^b   Lee, S ^a   Tory, K ^b   Azzi, M ^a   Carras, J ^a   Lilley, W ^a   Manins, P C ^a   Nelson, P ^e   Ng, L ^d   Puri, K ^a   Wong, N ^d   Walsh, S ^d   Young, M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Bureau of Meteorology Res Center ^*  (Australia)

^d VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORECASTING; METEOROLOGY;

AUSTRALIAN AIR QUALITY FORECASTING SYSTEM (AAQFS); NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FORECASTING METHOD; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 3042813193     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2093.1     Document Type: Article

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