Application of an entropy-based Bayesian optimization technique to the redesign of an existing monitoring network for single air pollutants

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2715-2729

  Ainslie, B ^a   Reuten, C ^a   Steyn, D G ^a   Le, Nhu D ^a,b   Zidek, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Entropy based Bayesian optimization; Monitoring network design; Ozone; Particulate matter; Spatio temporal analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHODOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 67349171056     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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