Impacts of changes in North Atlantic atmospheric circulation on particulate matter and human health in Europe

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4074-4080

  Pausata, Francesco S R ^a   Pozzoli, Luca ^b   Dingenen, Rita Van ^a   Vignati, Elisabetta ^a   Cavalli, Fabrizia ^a   Dentener, Frank J ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

air pollution; human health; NAO; PM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HUMAN HEALTH; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; NAO; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PROMETHIUM;

HEALTH;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EUROPE;

EID: 84880895521     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50720     Document Type: Article

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