Multi-model analyses of dominant factors influencing elemental carbon in Tokyo Metropolitan Area of Japan

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 396-405

  Chatani, Satoru ^a   Morino, Yu ^b   Shimadera, Hikari ^c   Hayami, Hiroshi ^c   Mori, Yasuaki ^d   Sasaki, Kansuke ^d   Kajino, Mizuo ^e,f   Yokoi, Takeshi ^g   Morikawa, Tazuko ^h   Ohara, Toshimasa ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^e METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^h JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air quality model; EC; Model intercomparison; PM2.5; Sensitivity analyses

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELING; AIR QUALITY MODELS; BOUNDARY CONCENTRATIONS; EC; MODEL INTER COMPARISONS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREAS; VERTICAL DIFFUSION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON; DIFFUSION; LIDAR; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODEL VALIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOSONDE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 84893127384     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.02.0035     Document Type: Article

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