An integrated PM2.5 source apportionment study: Positive Matrix Factorisation vs. the chemical transport model CAMx

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 274-286

  Bove, M C ^a   Brotto, P ^a   Cassola, F ^a   Cuccia, E ^a   Massabo D ^a   Mazzino, A ^a   Piazzalunga, A ^b   Prati, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical transport models; Receptor models; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FACTORIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ORGANIC CARBON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY MODELLING SYSTEM; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORISATION; RECEPTOR MODEL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON; COPPER; LEAD; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; FRACTIONATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; APPORTIONMENT TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HEAVY OIL COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 84901323757     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.039     Document Type: Article

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