Influence of land-sea breezes on nocturnal ozone maxima observed in urban sites

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 293-308

  Alvim Ferraz, M C M ^a   Mesquita, M C ^a,b   Isabel Ferreira, M ^b   Sousa, S I V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Horizontal advection; Land sea breeze; Nocturnal ozone maxima

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OZONE;

HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; LAND-SEA BREEZE; MINIMUM VALUE; NOCTURNAL OZONE MAXIMUM; OZONE CONCENTRATION; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN SITE;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 77956375822     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2010.035064     Document Type: Article

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