High-resolution modeling and evaluation of ozone air quality of Osaka using MM5-CMAQ system

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 782-789

  SHRESTHA, Kundan Lal ^a   KONDO, Akira ^a   KAGA, Akikazu ^a   INOUE, Yoshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

air quality model evaluation; Community Multiscale Air Quality; MM5; ozone; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODEL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY; COMPLEX TERRAINS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; GROSS ERRORS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION GRIDS; MESOSCALE MODEL; MM5; MODELING SYSTEMS; OSAKA , JAPAN; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; LAND USE; OZONE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAND USE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSTRUMENTATION; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEATHER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA [KINKI];

EID: 66949160768     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62341-4     Document Type: Article

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