Management of air quality monitoring using principal component and cluster analysis-Part II: CO, NO2 and O3

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1261-1274

  Pires, J C M ^a   Sousa, S I V ^a   Pereira, M C ^a   Alvim Ferraz, M C M ^a   Martins, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Cluster analysis; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEMS; OPORTO METROPOLITAN AREA; POLLUTANTS;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTO (DST)]; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38749149889     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.041     Document Type: Article

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