Application of AERMOD on near future air quality simulation under the latest national emission control policy of China: A case study on an industrial city

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1608-1617

  Ma, Jieyun ^a   Yi, Honghong ^a,b   Tang, Xiaolong ^a,b   Zhang, Yan ^a   Xiang, Ying ^a   Pu, Li ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

AERMOD modeling system; Industry point source; The China's 12th Five Year Plan (2011 2015)

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY SIMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FIVE-YEAR PLANS; MODELING SYSTEMS; POINT SOURCES; REGULATORY APPLICATIONS;

EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; POLLUTION POLICY;

CHINA; XUAN WEI; YUNNAN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

EID: 84881606394     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60245-9     Document Type: Article

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