Analysis of full-scale data obtained in a street canyon

Atmosfera

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Mazzeo, N A ^a   Venegas, L E ^a   Martin, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Street canyons; Traffic pollution; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HANNOVER; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 33847752618     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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