Nocturnal surface ozone enhancement and trend over urban and suburban sites in Portugal

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-259

  Kulkarni, Pavan S ^a   Bortoli, D ^a,b   Silva, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bimodal diurnal variation; Mann Kendall test; Nocturnal surface ozone; Trend

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; DIURNAL VARIATION; MANN-KENDALL TEST; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MOST LIKELY; NON-PARAMETRIC; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; PORTUGAL; SUBURBAN SITES; SURFACE OZONE; SURFACE OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TREND; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; OZONE; STREAM FLOW;

URBAN GROWTH;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84874784588     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.051     Document Type: Article

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