Using advanced dispersion models and mobile monitoring to characterize spatial patterns of ultrafine particles in an urban area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 28, 2011, Pages 4822-4829

  Zwack, Leonard M ^a   Hanna, Steven R ^a   Spengler, John D ^a   Levy, Jonathan I ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion modeling; New York City; QUIC; Regression modeling; Ultrafine particles; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MODELING; NEW YORK CITY; QUIC; REGRESSION MODELING; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISPERSIONS; MONITORING; POLLUTION DETECTION; REAL VARIABLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BRIDGE; BUILDING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DISPERSION; MOTORWAY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REAL TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN SITE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

BROOKLYN; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960574204     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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