An investigation of the meteorological and photochemical factors influencing the background rural and marine surface ozone levels in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 7894-7906

  Kalabokas, P D ^a   Mihalopoulos, N ^b   Ellul, R ^c   Kleanthous, S ^d   Repapis, C C ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^d Department of Labour Inspection   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Boundary layer ozone; Cyprus; Greece; Malta; Regional photochemistry

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GASES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OZONE; SILVER;

BOUNDARY LAYER OZONE; CYPRUS; GREECE; MALTA; REGIONAL PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

OZONE LAYER;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH CARE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GREECE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUMMER;

ASIA; CRETE; CYPRUS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MALTA; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 53249155897     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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