Prediction of tropospheric ozone concentrations by using the design system approach

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a   Abdo, Jamil ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Air quality data; Design system; Factorial design; Non linear relationships; Ozone; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR QUALITY DATA; FACTORIAL DESIGN; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PREDICTOR VARIABLES;

OZONE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PREDICTION; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OZONE;

EID: 33845298668     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520601015388     Document Type: Article

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