Sources for PM air pollution in the Po Plain, Italy: II. Probabilistic uncertainty characterization and sensitivity analysis of secondary and primary sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 203-213

  Larsen, B R ^a   Gilardoni, S ^a   Stenstrom K ^b   Niedzialek, J ^a   Jimenez, J ^a   Belis, C A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

14C; Carbonaceous aerosol; Macro tracers; Receptor models; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

14C; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; MACRO-TRACERS; RECEPTOR MODEL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PROBABILITY; ROAD TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA BASE; ITALY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; PO PLAIN; VALTELLINA;

EID: 84856645133     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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