Development and application of a regional-scale atmospheric mercury model based on WRF/Chem: A Mediterranean area investigation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4095-4109

  Gencarelli, Christian Natale ^a   De Simone, Francesco ^a   Hedgecock, Ian Michael ^a   Sprovieri, Francesca ^a   Pirrone, Nicola ^b  

^a Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

^b Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air sea exchange; Mediterranean; Mercury; Modelling; Online; WRF Chem

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; EMISSION; FORECASTING METHOD; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REDOX POTENTIAL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WEATHER;

EID: 84895871271     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2162-3     Document Type: Article

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