Mobile particle and NOx emission characterization at Helsinki Downtown: Comparison of different traffic flow areas

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1372-1382

  Lähde, Tero ^a,f   Niemi, Jarkko V ^b,c   Kousa, Anu ^b   Rönkkö, Topi ^d   Karjalainen, Panu ^d   Keskinen, Jorma ^d   Frey, Anna ^e   Hillamo, Risto ^e   Pirjola, Liisa ^a,c  

^a HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b HSY Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Finnish Patent and Registration Office   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Automotive exhaust; Mobile samplers; Urban aerosols

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMISSION CHARACTERIZATION; HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; MOBILE SAMPLERS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; URBAN AEROSOLS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEALTH RISK; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN PLANNING;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84900991741     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.10.0311     Document Type: Article

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