Statistical analysis of eight surface ozone measurement series for various sites in Ireland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Tripathi, O P ^a   Jennings, S G ^a   O'Dowd, C D ^a   Coleman, L ^a   Leinert, S ^b   O'Leary, B ^b   Moran, E ^c   O'Doherty, S J ^d   Spain, T G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^c Met Éireann ^*  (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; TIME SERIES;

AIR MASS; AUTO-REGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BOX-JENKINS APPROACH; CLEAN AIR; COASTAL SITES; CONFIDENCE LIMIT; IRELAND; LONG-TERM TREND; MACE HEAD; OZONE CHANGES; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE TRENDS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; RURAL SITE; SEASONAL CHANGES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE OZONE; SURFACE OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; TIME-PERIODS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [IRELAND]; IRELAND;

EID: 77957725549     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014040     Document Type: Article

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