Prev'air: An operational forecasting and mapping system for air quality in Europe

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-83

  Rouil, Laurence ^a   Honoré, Cécile ^a   Vautard, Robert ^b   Beekman, Matthias ^c   Bessagnet, Bertrand ^a   Malherbe, Laure ^a   Meleux, Frédérik ^a   Dufour, Anne ^e   Elichegaray, Christian ^f   Flaud, Jean Marie ^c   Menut, Laurent ^d   Martin, Daniel ^e   Peuch, Aline ^e   Peuch, Vincent Henri ^e   Poisson, Nathalie ^f  

^a Direction des Risques Chroniques   (France)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^e MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^f Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie ADEME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OZONE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENTS; AIR QUALITY MONITORING; AIR SYSTEMS; CHEMISTRY-TRANSPORT MODELS; COMMUNICATION TOOLS; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; LESSONS LEARNED; MAPPING SYSTEMS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NEAR-REAL TIME; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; PARTICULATE MATTERS; REAL-TIME ANALYSIS; REGULATORY THRESHOLDS; STATE-OF-THE ARTS; WEATHER FORECASTS;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 60849104814     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008BAMS2390.1     Document Type: Article

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