Systematic evaluation of ozone control policies using an Ozone Source Apportionment method

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-146

  Li, Ying ^a   Lau, Alexis K H ^a,b   Fung, Jimmy C H ^a,b   Ma, Hui ^b   Tse, Yuyu ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HKG Airport Authority   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CAMx; MM5; Ozone control; Ozone Source Apportionment Technology; PRD; Source sectors

Indexed keywords

CAMX; MM5; OZONE CONTROL; PRD; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SOURCE SECTORS;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

OZONE;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OZONE; POINT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HONG KONG; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84879415450     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.02.033     Document Type: Article

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