Making high resolution air quality maps for Flanders, Belgium

HARMO 2010 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 358-362

  Lefebvre, W ^a   Janssen, S ^a   Vankerkom, J ^a   Deutsch, F ^a   Veldeman, N ^a   Fierens, F ^b   Peelaerts, W ^a   Van Looy, S ^a   Claeys, N ^c   Van Mierlo, T ^c   Lefebre, F ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Interregional Environment Agency   (Belgium)

^c Departement Leefmilieu Natuur en Energie Afdeling Lucht Hinder Risicobeheer Milieu and Gezondheid   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air quality; Elementary carbon; High resolution; Modelling; NOx; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON; MODELS; MONITORING; TRANSPORTATION;

AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR QUALITY DATA; AIR QUALITY MODELING; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; NOX; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 78449236254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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