Impact of urbanization on the air pollution "holiday effect" in Taiwan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 361-375

  Tan, Pei Hua ^a   Chou, Chia ^b,c   Chou, Charles C K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic source; Holiday effect; Industrialization; Sector emission; Urbanization; Weekend effect

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; HOLIDAY EFFECT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; URBANIZATION; WEEKEND EFFECTS;

SURFACE MEASUREMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBANIZATION; WEATHER STATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEISURE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84873923584     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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