Relationship of extinction coefficient, air pollution, and meteorological parameters in an urban area during 2007 to 2009

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 538-547

  Sabetghadam, Samaneh ^a   Ahmadi Givi, Farhang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollutant; Extinction coefficient; Meteorological factor; Tehran; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; METEOROLOGY; SIGNAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VISIBILITY;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; IRAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEASON; STATISTICS; TIME; WEATHER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; IRAN; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 84891624615     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1901-9     Document Type: Article

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