A new method for evaluating regional air quality forecasts

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 993-1002

  Dacre, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ETEX; Feature based evaluation; NAME dispersion model; Pollution transport; SAL; Unified Model

Indexed keywords

ETEX; FEATURE-BASED; NAME DISPERSION MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SAL; UNIFIED MODEL;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLLUTION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

TRACER;

AIR QUALITY; AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DISPERSION; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FORECASTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650970031     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.048     Document Type: Article

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