A GIS-based multi-source and multi-box modeling approach (GMSMB) for air pollution assessmentA North American case study

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-25

  Wang, Bao Zhen ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

air pollution assessment; Air quality modeling; GIS; GMSMB; multiple emission source

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY MODELING; AIR QUALITY MONITORING; AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT; EMISSION SOURCES; GAUSSIAN MODEL; GMSMB; INTEGRATED MODELING ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL SCALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MODELING APPROACH; MODELING RESULTS; MULTI-GRID; MULTISOURCES; NORTH AMERICAN; POLLUTION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL SCALE; SOURCE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; METEOROLOGY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; GIS BASED MULTISOURCE AND MULTIBOX MODEL; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROCESS MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84867347144     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.707597     Document Type: Article

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