Trends in NOx and NO2 emissions from road traffic in Great Britain

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-116

  Beevers, Sean D ^a   Westmoreland, Emily ^a   de Jong, Mark C ^a   Williams, Martin L ^a   Carslaw, David C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emissions inventory; Emissions trends; NO2; NOx; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DIESEL VEHICLES; EMISSIONS FACTORS; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES; LIGHT-DUTY; LIMIT VALUES; MEASUREMENT TRENDS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; ROAD TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC FLOW; VEHICLE AGE;

REMOTE SENSING; ROADSIDES; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FORECASTING METHOD; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; REMOTE SENSING; ROAD TRANSPORT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TREND ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DIESEL ENGINE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860541881     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.028     Document Type: Article

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