Application of synoptic weather typing to an investigation of nocturnal ozone concentration at a maritime location, New Zealand

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 5636-5646

  Khan, B A ^a   de Freitas, C R ^a   Shooter, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Meteorological variables; New Zealand; Nitrogen oxides; Nocturnal ozone; Weather types

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; NOCTURNAL OZONE; WEATHER TYPES;

METEOROLOGY;

DINITROGEN PENTOXIDE; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; HUMIDITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEATHER;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 34547110397     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.040     Document Type: Article

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