The role of wind in the configuration of the ambient air quality in Athens, Greece

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 9 B, 2010, Pages 1989-1996

  Larissi, Ioanna K ^a   Antoniou, Antonis ^a   Nastos, Panagiotis T ^b   Paliatsos, Athanasios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality index; Ambient air quality; Greater athens area; Greece; Public health

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA BREEZE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

EID: 78649848904     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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