Overview of the meteorology and transport patterns during the DAURE field campaign and their impact to PM observations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 607-620

  Jorba, O ^a   Pandolfi, M ^b   Spada, M ^a   Baldasano, J M ^a,c   Pey, J ^b   Alastuey, A ^b   Arnold, D ^c,d   Sicard, M ^c,e   Artinano B ^f   Revuelta, M A ^f   Querol, X ^b  

^a BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^e INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

^f CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosols; DAURE campaign; Meteorology; Particulate matter; Transport pattern

Indexed keywords

DAURE CAMPAIGN; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE DISPERSIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL MODELLING; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORT PATTERNS; URBAN AND RURAL SITES;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DISPERSIONS; METEOROLOGY; URBAN GROWTH;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; MONTSENY NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

EID: 84879573549     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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