Analysis of acid rain patterns in northeastern China using a decision tree method

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 590-596

  Zhang, Xiuying ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a,b   Jin, Jiaxin ^a   Xu, Xiaohua ^a   Zhang, Qingxin ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Liaoning Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Column SO2 and NO2; Decision tree; Geographical position; Meteorological data; Northeast China; Terrain characteristics

Indexed keywords

COLUMN SO2 AND NO2; GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NORTHEAST CHINA; TERRAIN CHARACTERISTICS;

ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECISION TREES; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COAST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECISION ANALYSIS; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GPS; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RAINFALL; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRAIN; WEATHER STATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; GEOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACID PRECIPITATION; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; CHINA; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION THEORY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRECIPITATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CHINA; LIAONING;

EID: 82955249231     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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