Evaluation of high resolution simulated and OMI retrieved tropospheric NO2 column densities over Southeastern Europe

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-66

  Zyrichidou, I ^a   Koukouli, M E ^a   Balis, D S ^a   Kioutsioukis, I ^a   Poupkou, A ^a   Katragkou, E ^a   Melas, D ^a   Boersma, K F ^b,c   van Roozendael, M ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Model simulations; Satellite measurements; Tropospheric nitrogen dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELS; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; COLUMN AMOUNT; COLUMN DENSITY; COMPREHENSIVE AIR QUALITY MODEL WITH EXTENSIONS; COMPUTER MODELING; DATA SETS; DATA-SOURCES; EMISSION INVENTORIES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; MODEL PREDICTION; MODEL SIMULATION; OFF-ROAD MACHINERY; OPEN-SOURCE; PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION; ROAD TRANSPORT SECTORS; RURAL REGIONS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TROPOSPHERIC COLUMNS; TROPOSPHERIC NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERIC NO; URBAN AREAS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AIR QUALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; RURAL AREAS; TROPOSPHERE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE;

BALKANS; EUROPE;

EID: 84871144332     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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