Methods for characterizing fine particulate matter using ground observations and remotely sensed data: Potential use for environmental public health surveillance

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 865-881

  Al Hamdan, Mohammad Z ^a   Crosson, William L ^a   Limaye, Ashutosh S ^a   Rickman, Douglas L ^a   Quattrochi, Dale A ^a   Estes Jr , Maurice G ^a   Qualters, Judith R ^b   Sinclair, Amber H ^c   Tolsma, Dennis D ^c   Adeniyi, Kafayat A ^d   Niskar, Amanda Sue ^e  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e HHS Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HEALTH HAZARDS; INTERPOLATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; NASA; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETERS; SURFACE FITTING;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT; INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTING; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCES; SURFACE FITTING TECHNIQUE; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEYS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651041019     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.7.865     Document Type: Article

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