Variations and trends of ground-level ozone and AOT40 in the rural areas of Lithuania

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 327-335

  Girgzdiene, Rasa ^a   Bycenkiene, Svetlana ^a   Girgzdys, Aloyzas ^b  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

AOT40; Lithuania; Ozone; Preilastation; Rugsteliskes station; Trend

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OZONE LAYER; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEGETATION;

OZONE ANNUAL MEAN; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SEMI-NATURAL VEGETATION;

RURAL AREAS;

OZONE;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; RURAL AREA; TREND ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITHUANIA; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LITHUANIA; OZONE; RURAL POPULATION;

BALTIC STATES; EURASIA; EUROPE; LITHUANIA; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847608374     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9283-9     Document Type: Article

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