Study of extreme CO, NO2 and O3 concentrations at a traffic site in Delhi: Statistical persistence analysis and source identification

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 377-384

  Chelani, Asha B ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gaseous air pollutants; Statistical persistence; Threshold exceedance

Indexed keywords

AIR PARCELS; AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTANTS; BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; CO AND NO; DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL PERSISTENCE; STUDY SITES; THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE;

AIR POLLUTION; FOG; OZONE; TIME SERIES; TRACE ANALYSIS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84872932993     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.10.0163     Document Type: Article

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