An aerodynamic correction for the European ozone risk assessment methodology

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 8371-8381

  Tuovinen, Juha Pekka ^a   Simpson, David ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

AOT40; EMEP; Ozone deposition; Roughness sublayer; Stomatal flux

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; DAMAGE DETECTION; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; OZONE LAYER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; VEGETATION;

AERODYNAMIC RESISTANCES; AOT40; CALCULATION METHODS; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; EMEP; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAMMES; METRICS; OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; ROUGH SURFACES; ROUGHNESS SUBLAYER; SIMILARITY THEORIES; STOMATAL FLUX; VEGETATION CANOPIES;

OZONE;

OZONE;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 54349116692     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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