Predictions of U.K. regulated power station contributions to regional air pollution and deposition: A model comparison exercise

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1236-1245

  Chemel, Charles ^a   Sokhi, Ranjeet S ^a   Dore, Anthony J ^b   Sutton, Paul ^c   Vincent, Keith J ^d   Griffiths, Stephen J ^e   Hayman, Garry D ^b   Wright, Raymond D ^c   Baggaley, Matthew ^e   Hallsworth, Stephen ^b   Prain, H Douglas ^a   Fisher, Bernard E A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

^d RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e EON Engineering Ratcliffe on Soar   (United Kingdom)

^f ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELLING; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY MODELING; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINE RESOLUTION ATMOSPHERIC MULTIPOLLUTANT EXCHANGE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TRAJECTORY MODEL WITH ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL KINETICS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELLING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84857410601     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.609756     Document Type: Article

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