Modelling elemental carbon at regional, urban and traffic locations in The Netherlands

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-80

  Keuken, M P ^a   Zandveld, P ^a   Jonkers, S ^a   Moerman, M ^a   Jedynska, A D ^a   Verbeek, R ^a   Visschedijk, A ^a   Elshout van den, S ^b   Panteliadis, P ^c   Velders, G J M ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DCMR   (Netherlands)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Elemental carbon; Modelling; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; COMBUSTION SOURCES; CONVERSION FACTOR; ELEMENTAL CARBON; POTENTIAL HEALTH; TRAFFIC CONTRIBUTIONS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN BACKGROUND;

CARBON; MODELS; THERMOANALYSIS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BLACK CARBON; CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84876319923     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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