Vertical atmospheric structure estimated by heat island intensity and temporal variations of methane concentrations in ambient air in an urban area in Japan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 4308-4315

  Aikawa, Masahide ^a   Hiraki, Takatoshi ^a   Eiho, Jiro ^a  

^a Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air temperature; Japan; Methane; Urban area; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT TRANSFER; METHANE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; JAPAN; URBAN AREA; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

METHANE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT ISLAND; METHANE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33745195992     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.03.044     Document Type: Article

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