Estimating regional spatial and temporal variability of PM2.5 concentrations using satellite data, meteorology, and land use information

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 886-892

  Liu, Yang ^a,b   Paciorek, Christopher J ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AOD; GAM; GASP; GOES; PM2.5; RUC; Satellite aerosol remote sensing; Spatial synoptic classification

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL DEVICES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 67449111280     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800123     Document Type: Article

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