Using an objective model to estimate overall ozone levels at different urban locations

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 455-465

  Moral, Francisco J ^a   Rebollo, Francisco J ^a   Méndez, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambient ozone; Atmospheric pollutant; Rasch model; Urban area

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; LOCATION; OZONE;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AMBIENT OZONES; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GROUND-LEVEL TROPOSPHERIC OZONES; OZONE CONCENTRATION; RASCH MODELING; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EXTREMADURA; SPAIN;

EID: 84892866562     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0764-4     Document Type: Article

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