Vehicular pollution prediction modelling: A review of highway dispersion models

Transport Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-435

  Sharma, N ^a   Chaudhry, K K ^b   Chalapati Rao, C V ^c  

^a CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; MODELING; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 3242893035     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144164042000196071     Document Type: Article

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