Estimating gas emissions from multiple sources using a backward Lagrangian Stochastic model

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1415-1421

  Gao, Zhiling ^a   Desjardins, Raymond L ^a   van Haarlem, Ronald P ^a   Flesch, Thomas K ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METHANE; NUMBER THEORY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; COMPLEX CONFIGURATION; CONDITION NUMBERS; FLOW OBSTRUCTION; INVERSE-DISPERSION TECHNIQUES; LAGRANGIAN STOCHASTIC MODELING; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; WIND DISTURBANCE;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

METHANE;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CALCULATION; FARMING SYSTEM; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WIND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57449107817     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.11.1415     Document Type: Article

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