Space-time analysis of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) Phase 1 air quality simulations

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 388-405

  Hogrefe, C ^a   Roselle, S ^a   Mathur, R ^a   Rao, S T ^a,b   Galmarini, S ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; OZONE; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; AIR QUALITY SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY MODELS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SPACE TIME ANALYSIS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCALE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL;

QUALITY CONTROL;

OZONE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

EID: 84897826995     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.811127     Document Type: Article

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