An objective classification system of air mass types for Szeged, Hungary, with special interest in air pollution levels

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 115-137

  Makra, L ^a   Mika, J ^b   Bartzokas, A ^c   Beczi R ^a   Borsos, E ^a   Sumeghy Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FEJER; HUNGARY; SZEGED;

EID: 33344468635     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-005-0143-x     Document Type: Article

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