Constructing a 7-day ahead forecast model for grass pollen at north London, United Kingdom

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1400-1406

  Smith, M ^a   Emberlin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Forecast models; Grass pollen counts; London; North Atlantic Oscillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MODEL; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; POACEAE; POLLEN; STATISTICS;

ALLERGEN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONDON; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; POACEAE; POLLEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33644837476     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02349.x     Document Type: Article

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