Evolution of surface ozone in central Italy based on observations and statistical model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Di Carlo, Piero ^a   Pitari, Giovanni ^a   Mancini, Eva ^a   Gentile, Sabrina ^a   Pichelli, Emanuela ^a   Visconti, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; RADON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WIND;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AQUILA;

EID: 34547562969     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007900     Document Type: Article

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