Applicability of RAMS for a simulation to provide inputs to an air quality model: Modeling evaluation and sensitivity test

WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 129-138

  Vongmahadlek, Chatchawan ^a,b   Satayopas, Boonsong ^c  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Evaluation; Meteorological model; Modeling performance; Sensitivity test

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD; WIND FIELD;

ASIA; BANGPAKONG RIVER; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; CHACHOENGSAO; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 42249105743     PISSN: 17905079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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