Urban influence on increasing ozone concentrations in a characteristic Mediterranean agglomeration

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 322-332

  Escudero, M ^a   Lozano, A ^a   Hierro, J ^a   Valle, J del ^a   Mantilla, E ^b  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

^b FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emission reductions; NOx; Ozone; Urban areas; Weekend effect

Indexed keywords

EMISSION REDUCTION; OZONE CONCENTRATION; URBAN AREAS; WEEKEND EFFECTS;

OZONE;

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; URBAN AREA;

ARAGON; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 84908003721     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.061     Document Type: Article

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