Spatial and seasonal variations of the air pollution index and a driving factors analysis in China

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1853-1863

  Jiang, Hong Yue ^a,b   Li, Hai Rong ^a   Yang, Lin Sheng ^a   Li, Yong Hua ^a   Wang, Wu Yi ^a   Yan, Ya Chen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AUTOCORRELATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; STORMS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; WIND;

DRIVING FACTORS ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS;

POLLUTION;

COAL; FUEL; RAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION INDEX; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; AUTUMN; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; SPRING; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; URBANIZATION; WIND; WINTER;

EID: 84911962796     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.06.0254     Document Type: Article

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