Spatial and temporal variability of air pollution in Birmingham, Alabama

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 382-391

  Blanchard, C L ^a   Tanenbaum, S ^a   Hidy, G M ^b  

^a Envair   (United States)

^b Envair/Aerochem   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Birmingham; Epidemiology; Jefferson County; Ozone; Particulate matter; Spatial interpolation

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; BIRMINGHAM; JEFFERSON COUNTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INTERPOLATION; OZONE; POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MONITORING;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ASSIMILATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; BIRMINGHAM [ALABAMA]; JEFFERSON COUNTY [ALABAMA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896778758     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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