Measured and modeled variation in pollutant concentration near roadways

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-145

  Gordon, Mark ^a   Staebler, Ralf M ^a   Liggio, John ^a   Li, Shao Meng ^a   Wentzell, Jeremy ^a   Lu, Gang ^a   Lee, Patrick ^a   Brook, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary layer mixing; Emission rates; Plume modeling; Traffic induced pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DISPERSION MODELS; DIURNAL CYCLE; DIURNAL PATTERN; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION RATES; FRICTION VELOCITY; HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES; HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; MOBILE LABORATORIES; MODEL FIT; PLUME MODELING; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; TRAFFIC LEVELS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; VEHICLE EMISSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLEET OPERATIONS; POLLUTION;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; MOTORWAY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; FLOW RATE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MOTION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PLUME; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC INDUCED POLLUTION; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 84861581184     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.022     Document Type: Article

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