Identification and origin of nocturnal ozone maxima at urban and rural areas of Northern Portugal - Influence of horizontal transport

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 942-956

  Sousa, S I V ^a   Alvim Ferraz, M C M ^a   Martins, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Horizontal transport; Nocturnal maxima; Ozone; Rural area; Urban area

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; LAND-SEA BREEZE; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NOCTURNAL MAXIMA; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PORTUGAL; PREVAILING WINDS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RURAL SITE; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN SITE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RURAL AREAS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 78650991786     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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