Analysis of air quality data near roadways using a dispersion model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 9481-9497

  Venkatram, Akula ^a   Isakov, Vlad ^b   Thoma, Eben ^c   Baldauf, Richard ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Dispersion modeling; Line source; Mobile sources; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CAMERAS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW RATE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; DISPERSION MODELING; MOBILE SOURCES; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; SONIC ANEMOMETERS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TRAFFIC FLOW RATES;

AIR QUALITY;

NITRIC OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR QUALITY; ANEMOMETER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGHWAY; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; TURBULENT FLOW; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WIND;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; RALEIGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448970128     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.08.045     Document Type: Article

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