Air pollution in the plateau of the Iberian Peninsula

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 145-146, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-104

  Notario, A ^a   Adame, J A ^b   Bravo, I ^a   Cuevas, C A ^c   Aranda, A ^a   Diaz de Mera Y ^a   Rodriguez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollutant; Air quality; HYSPLIT; Weekend effect

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OXIDANTS; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY NETWORKS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; HYSPLIT; OXIDANT CONCENTRATIONS; WEEKEND EFFECTS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84899103544     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.03.021     Document Type: Article

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