POMI: A model inter-comparison exercise over the Po Valley

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 701-715

  Pernigotti, D ^a   Thunis, P ^a   Cuvelier, C ^a   Georgieva, E ^b   Gsella, A ^c   De Meij, A ^d   Pirovano, G ^e   Balzarini, A ^e   Riva, G M ^e   Carnevale, C ^f   Pisoni, E ^f   Volta, M ^f   Bessagnet, B ^g   Kerschbaumer, A ^h,i   Viaene, P ^j   De Ridder, K ^j   Nyiri, A ^k   Wind, P ^k  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^c EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^d THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^e RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^g INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^h FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

ⁱ Senate Department of Urban Development   (Germany)

^j FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^k NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Air quality; Model inter comparison; Ozone; PM; Po Valley

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION INVENTORY; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

EID: 84890552540     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-013-0211-1     Document Type: Article

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