Assessment of 2010 air quality in two Alpine valleys from modelling: Weather type and emission scenarios

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 40, 2006, Pages 7893-7907

  Brulfert, G ^a,b   Chemel, C ^a   Chaxel, E ^a   Chollet, J P ^a   Jouve, B ^c   Villard, H ^c  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Air Quality Agency   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality modelling; Alpine valleys; Emission scenarios; Meteorological classification

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METEOROLOGY;

AIR QUALITY MODELLING; ALPINE VALLEYS; EMISSION SCENARIOS; METEOROLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA MINING; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

CHAMONIX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-SAVOIE; MAURIENNE VALLEY; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751288886     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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