Biometeorological and air quality assessment in an industrialized area of eastern Mediterranean: The Thriassion Plain, Greece

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 737-747

  Mavrakis, Anastasios ^a   Spanou, Anastasia ^a   Pantavou, Katerina ^a   Katavoutas, George ^a   Theoharatos, George ^a   Christides, Anastasios ^b   Verouti, Eleni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Bureau of Pollution Control and Envir Quality of the Development Association of Thriassion Plain   (Greece)

^c Bureau of Environment Municipality of Aspropyrgos   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality index; Heat wave; Thermal comfort; Thriassion

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND;

EID: 84862890414     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0475-9     Document Type: Article

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