Sensitivity to input parameters of Mobile6.2-AERMOD simulated emissions and concentrations

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 24-45

  Nameghi, Hassan Mohseni ^a   Xu, Xiaohong ^a   Lee, Chris ^a   Henshaw, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dispersion; Diurnal variation; Mobile emissions; Sensitivity; Vehicle age distribution; Vehicle counts

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; DISPERSION (WAVES); ROADS AND STREETS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; BENZENE CONCENTRATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION FACTORS; SENSITIVITY; SIMULATED EMISSION; VEHICLE AGE; VEHICLE COUNTS;

VEHICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

CANADA; HURON; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WINDSOR;

EID: 84893607386     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: 17415101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2013.058817     Document Type: Article

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