Using geostatistical simulation to disaggregate air quality model results for individual exposure estimation on GPS tracks

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 223-234

  Gerharz, Lydia E ^a   Pebesma, Edzer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Change of support; Exposure; GPS; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHANGE OF SUPPORT; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; EXPOSURE; GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; UNCERTAINTIES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GEOSTATISTICS; GPS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871400985     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0578-9     Document Type: Article

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