Robustness of modelled ozone exposures and doses

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 578-586

  Tuovinen, J P ^a   Simpson, D ^b   Emberson, L ^c   Ashmore, M ^c   Gerosa, G ^d  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical levels; Ozone; Sensitivity analysis; Stomatal flux; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DEPOSITION ALGORITHMS; STOMATAL FLUX; TRANSPORT MODELS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CRITICAL LOAD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INDEX METHOD; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER;

ACCUMULATED EXPOSURE OVER THRESHOLD X; ACCUMULATED STOMATA FLUX OVER THRESHOLD Y; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; PLANT STOMA; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; UNCERTAINTY; VEGETATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAGUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRITICUM; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33847132549     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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