Air quality models sensitivity to on-road traffic speed representation: Effects on air quality of 80 km h-1 speed limit in the Barcelona Metropolitan area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 8389-8402

  Gonçalves, María ^a   Jiménez Guerrero, Pedro ^b   López, Eugeni ^b   Baldasano, José M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air quality management; Emissions model; Speed variation; Traffic emissions; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EMISSION CONTROL; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; REDUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPEED;

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EMISSIONS MODEL; SPEED VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54849439909     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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