Selecting optimal monitoring site locations for peak ambient particulate material concentrations using the MM5-CAMx4 numerical modelling system

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 810-821

  Sturman, Andrew ^a   Titov, Mikhail ^b   Zawar Reza, Peyman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b AURECON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersion pattern; MM5 CAMx4; Monitoring site; Peak PM; Site efficiency; Smog episode

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION PATTERNS; MM5-CAMX4; MONITORING SITE; PEAK PM; SITE EFFICIENCY; SMOG EPISODE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF WATER; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MONITORING;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOG;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 78650979517     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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