Spatial disaggregation of traffic emission inventories in large cities using simplified top-down methods

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 4914-4923

  Saide, P ^a   Zah, R ^b   Osses, M ^c   Osses de Eicker M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c International Sustainable Systems Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

CO urban distribution; Hot exhaust emissions; Road vehicles pollution; Santiago de Chile; Top down methodologies; Traffic activity data

Indexed keywords

CO URBAN DISTRIBUTION; HOT EXHAUST EMISSIONS; ROAD VEHICLES POLLUTION; SANTIAGO DE CHILE; TOP-DOWN METHODOLOGIES; TRAFFIC ACTIVITY DATA;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST GAS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAND USE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOUTH AMERICA; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA; SANTIAGO [METROPOLITANA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69649088119     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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