Diurnal and intra-urban particle concentrations in relation to windspeed and stability during the dry season in three African cities

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 309-324

  Eliasson, I ^a   Jonsson, P ^a   Holmer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Atmospheric stability; Diurnal variations; Intra urban; PM10; PM2.5; TSP; Wind

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; INTRA-URBAN; PM10; PM2.5; TSP;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROUGHT; TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESUSPENSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; WIND EROSION;

AFRICA; AIR; AIR MOVEMENTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; BURKINA FASO; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; GABORONE; OUAGADOUGOU; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67650614691     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0399-y     Document Type: Article

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