The influence of meteorology on particulate matter concentrations at an urban mediterranean location

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 365-372

  Galindo, Nuria ^a   Varea, Montse ^a   Gil Moltó, Juan ^a   Yubero, Eduardo ^a   Nicolás, Jose ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meteorological parameters; PM1; PM10; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; COARSE FRACTIONS; COLD SEASON; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MAIN EFFECT; MASS CONCENTRATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM1; PM10; PM2.5; PM2.5 AND PM10 CONCENTRATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; ROAD TRAFFIC; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE FRACTION; SUBMICRON; TRAFFIC INTENSITY; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; METEOROLOGY; SUN;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION; WINTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WIND; WINTER;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; ELCHE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 78751581960     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0484-z     Document Type: Article

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