Direct field observation of the relative humidity effect on the β-gauge readings

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 834-840

  Tsai, Chuen Jinn ^a   Chan, Chung Tso ^a   Huang, Cheng Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS;

EVAPORATION MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPORATION; FIELD STUDY; FILTER; HUMIDITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33745458510     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464498     Document Type: Article

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