Modelling and evaluation of size-resolved aerosol characteristics in the Eastern Mediterranean during the SUB-AERO project

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 6261-6275

  Spyridaki, A ^a   Lazaridis, M ^a   Eleftheriadis, K ^b   Smolik, J ^c   Mihalopoulos, N ^d   Aleksandropoulou, V ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Mesoscale modelling; Particulate matter size distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; MESOSCALE MODELING; PARTICULATE MATTER SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MODEL VALIDATION; NITRATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FOREST; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNCERTAINTY; VALIDATION STUDY; WINTER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33748182824     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.03.058     Document Type: Article

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