An evaluation of interagency monitoring of protected visual environments (IMPROVE) collocated precision and uncertainty estimates

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2691-2705

  Hyslop, Nicole P ^a   White, Warren H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality monitoring; Collocated; Measurement error; Particulate matter; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISIBILITY;

AIR QUALITY MONITORING; DETECTION RATES; EMISSION SOURCES; SIZE FRACTIONS;

AEROSOLS;

CARBON; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FILTER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATIONAL PARK; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISIBILITY;

ACCURACY; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549100518     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.053     Document Type: Article

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