Model quality objectives based on measurement uncertainty. Part I: Ozone

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 861-868

  Thunis, P ^a   Pernigotti, D ^a   Gerboles, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality modeling; GUM; Measurement uncertainty; Model evaluation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELING; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; GUM; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MODEL EVALUATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE;

AIR QUALITY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATABASE; ERROR ANALYSIS; OZONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84883464591     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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