An information theoretic perspective on mesoscale seasonal variations in ground-level ozone

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 5746-5755

  Fleming, Sean W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication theory; Entropy; Information theory; Lower Fraser Valley; Ozone; Shannon; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENTROPY; OZONE; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

LOWER FRASER VALLEY (LFV); MONITORING NETWORK; QUALITY MONITORING;

INFORMATION THEORY;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTROPY; MONITORING SYSTEM; OZONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 34547105804     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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