The influence of synoptic weather regimes on UK air quality: Analysis of satellite column NO2

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-217

  Pope, R J ^a   Savage, N H ^b   Chipperfield, M P ^a   Arnold, S R ^a   Osborn, T J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Lamb weather type

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANTICYCLONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAPPING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84904580066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl2.492     Document Type: Article

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