Differences between carbon dioxide levels over suburban and rural sites in Northern Spain

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 432-439

  García, Ma Ángeles ^a   Sánchez, Ma Luisa ^a   Pérez, Isidro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Background level; Carbon dioxide; Rural environment; Suburban environment; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; SPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASONS; SPAIN;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SPAIN; VALLADOLID [CASTILLA Y LEON];

EID: 84855987464     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0575-4     Document Type: Article

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