Concentrations of particulate matter and their relationships with meteorological variables

Sustainable Environment Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-198

  Al Jallad, Fadi ^a   Al Katheeri, Entisar ^a   Al Omar, Muthanna ^a  

^a Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Meteorology; Particulate matter; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

ABU DHABI; ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DIURNAL CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 84894570898     PISSN: 24682039     EISSN: 24682039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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