Development of a framework for a high-resolution, three-dimensional regional air quality simulation and its application to predicting future air quality over Japan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1383-1393

  Chatani, Satoru ^a,b   Morikawa, Tazuko ^a,c   Nakatsuka, Seiji ^a   Matsunaga, Sou ^a   Minoura, Hiroaki ^a,b  

^a Petroleum Energy Center   (Japan)

^b Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Future prediction; High resolution; Long range transport; Three dimensional regional air quality simulation; Tokyo metropolitan area

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PREDICTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREAS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POLLUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VEHICLES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; FUTURE PROSPECT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MULTI SCALE AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; JAPAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING; WINTER;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 79251623589     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.036     Document Type: Article

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