Variability of particulate matter (PM10) in Santiago, Chile by phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 304-310

  Ragsdale, Kelsey M ^a   Barrett, Bradford S ^a   Testino, Anthony P ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chile; Madden Julian oscillation; Particulate matter; Santiago

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; CHILE; INTRASEASONAL TIME SCALE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SANTIAGO; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHILE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION; OSCILLATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND; WINTER;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA;

EID: 84884914713     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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