Development and implementation of a near-real-time web reporting system on ground-level ozone in Europe

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-512

  Normander, Bo ^a   Haigh, Tim ^b   Christiansen, Jesper S ^c   Jensen, Trine S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^c Atkins Danmark AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air quality; Environmental reporting; Ground level ozone; Near real time; Web application

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; INTERNET; OZONE;

EID: 59149095774     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-023.1     Document Type: Article

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