Effect of rain on removal of a gaseous pollutant and two different particulate matters from the atmosphere of a city

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 48, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 832-844

  Shukla, J B ^b,c   Misra, A K ^d   Sundar, Shyam ^a   Naresh, Ram ^a  

^a HARCOURT BUTLER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Centre for Modelling Environment and Development   (India)

^c LNM INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d BND College   (India)

Author keywords

Gaseous pollutants; Nonlinear model; Particulate matters; Precipitation scavenging; Stability

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHEMICALS; DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RAIN;

(2+1)-DIMENSIONAL; (E ,3E) PROCESS; (I ,J) CONDITIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE MATTER (PM); REMOVAL RATE (RR);

POLLUTION;

EID: 47749134554     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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