Frequency distribution of particulate matter (PM10) in urban environments

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 99-109

  Giavis, George M ^a,b   Kambezidis, Harry D ^a   Lykoudis, Spyridon P ^c  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c Atmospheric Research Team   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Lognormal distribution; Manchester; PM10 concentration; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CODES (SYMBOLS); ERROR STATISTICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POTASSIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ATHENS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; INDEX OF AGREEMENTS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MANCHESTER; PM10 CONCENTRATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

DATA SET; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEIBULL THEORY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GREECE; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57349166754     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2009.021819     Document Type: Article

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