Sensitivity of inverse estimation of 2004 elemental carbon emissions inventory in the United States to the choice of observational networks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Hu, Yongtao ^a   Napelenok, Sergey L ^b   Odman, M Talat ^a   Russell, Armistead G ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ELEMENTAL CARBON; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS; INVERSE ESTIMATION; INVERSE MODELING; OVERALL-MODEL; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SITE DENSITY; SPECIATION TRENDS NETWORK; THERMAL OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; THERMAL-OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; MODEL TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REFLECTANCE; TRANSMITTANCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350020391     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039655     Document Type: Article

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