Assessment of bias-adjusted PM2.5 air quality forecasts over the continental United States during 2007

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 309-320

  Kang, D ^a   Mathur, R ^b   Trivikrama Rao, S ^b  

^a Computer Science Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 78649753803     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-3-309-2010     Document Type: Article

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