Application of airshed modelling to the implementation of the New Zealand National Environmental Standards for air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 8785-8794

  Zawar Reza, Peyman ^a   Sturman, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Christchurch; National Environmental Standards; Particulate matter; TAPM

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EARTH SCIENCES; EMISSION CONTROL; FORECASTING; GAS DYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LOCATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIR POLLUTION MODELS; AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENTS; AMBIENT AIR QUALITIES; CHRISTCHURCH; DATA ASSIMILATIONS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES; EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; MONITORING SITES; MONITORING STATIONS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTERS; PARTICULATE POLLUTIONS; TAPM; WIND REGIMES; WINTER MONTHS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; DATA ASSIMILATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

NES;

EID: 55549121536     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.07.045     Document Type: Article

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