A threshold autoregressive asymmetric stochastic volatility strategy to alert of violations of the air quality standards

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-32

  Montero, Lorenzo J M ^a   Garcia Centeno, M C ^b   Fernandez Aviles, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciências Econômicas y Empresariales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air quality violation; Environment; Functional; Particulate matter; Pollution; TA ARSV model; Volatility

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASYMMETRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; STOCHASTICITY; THRESHOLD;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 79960321910     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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