Application of cluster analysis to surface ozone, NO 2 and SO 2 daily patterns in an industrial area in Central-Southern Spain measured with a DOAS system

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 429, Issue , 2012, Pages 281-291

  Adame, J A ^a   Notario, A ^b   Villanueva, F ^b,c   Albaladejo, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c Unidad de Biomedicina UCLM CSIC Parque   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; DOAS; HYSPLIT; NO 2; Ozone; SO 2

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR POLLUTANTS; DAILY VARIATIONS; DOAS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; HUMAN HEALTH; HYSPLIT; HYSPLIT MODEL; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MEAN VALUES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MIXING RATIOS; OPTIMAL CLUSTER NUMBER; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; SO 2; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SURFACE OZONE; WIND SPEED;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SUMMER; SURFACE PROPERTY; WIND; WINTER;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84862262003     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.032     Document Type: Article

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