A GIS based air quality system for the Apulia region, southern Italy

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 120-133

  Schipa, I ^a   Mangia, C ^a   Tanzarella, A ^a   Conte, D ^a   Marra, G P ^a   Rizza, U ^a  

^a ISAC CNR Campus Ecotekne   (Italy)

Author keywords

air pollution; apulia region; dispersion models; emission preprocessor; geographical information system; GIS

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FORECASTING; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY MODELLING SYSTEM; AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORKS; AIR QUALITY SYSTEMS; APULIA REGION; DISPERSION MODELLING; DISPERSION MODELS; DISPERSION SIMULATIONS; EMISSION CALCULATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISPERSION; GIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PREDICTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA;

ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 84862731577     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: 17415101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2011.047351     Document Type: Article

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