Modeling of episodic particulate matter events using a 3-D air quality model with fine grid: Applications to a pair of cities in the US/Mexico border

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 27, 2006, Pages 5181-5201

  Choi, Yu Jin ^a   Hyde, Peter ^b   Fernando, H J S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Arizona Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

3D air quality model; Dust; High winds; Particulate matter; Semi arid area; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND;

3D AIR QUALITY MODEL; HIGH WINDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEMI-ARID AREA; US/MEXICO BORDER;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION INVENTORY; EPISODIC EVENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CITY; EVALUATION; INFORMATION; METEOROLOGY; MEXICO; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745993656     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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