Low-wind and other microclimatic factors in near-road black carbon variability: A case study and assessment implications

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 204-215

  Liang, Marissa S ^a   Keener, Timothy C ^a   Birch, M Eileen ^b   Baldauf, Richard ^c   Neal, Jill ^c   Yang, Y Jeffrey ^c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Climate change; Gaussian dispersion; Near road transport; On road traffic emission

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; COMPOSITIONAL VARIABILITY; DIURNAL TEMPERATURES; GAUSSIAN DISPERSIONS; NEAR-ROAD TRANSPORT; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; ROADS AND STREETS; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

DISPERSIONS;

BLACK CARBON; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HEALTH RISK; MICROCLIMATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGHWAY; METEOROLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WIND;

CINCINNATI; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882987760     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.057     Document Type: Article

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