Impact of large scale circulation on European summer surface ozone and consequences for modelling forecast

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1189-1195

  Szopa, S ^a,b   Foret, G ^b,c   Menut, L ^b   Cozic, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Air quality forecast; Global and regional modelling; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY FORECAST; DO-MAINS; EUROPEANS; EXPOSURE EFFECTS; GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MODELLING; GLOBAL SCALES; HIGH TEMPORALS; NET IMPACTS; OZONE MEASUREMENTS; REGIONAL MODELS; SURFACE OZONES; TEMPORAL VARIABILITIES;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; FORECASTING; OZONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GASES;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 58249127701     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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