Operational background air pollution prediction over Slovenia by QualeAria modelling system - Validation

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 54, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 175-183

  Božnar, Marija Zlata ^a   Mlakar, Primož ^a   Grašič, Boštjan ^a   Calori, Giuseppe ^b   D'Allura, Alessio ^b   Finardi, Sandro ^b  

^a MEIS doo   (Slovenia)

^b ARIANET Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Complex terrain; Operational modelling system; Prediction; Slovenia; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BUDGET CONTROL; LANDFORMS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

AIR POLLUTION PREDICTIONS; COMPLEX TERRAINS; MODELLING SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL FORECAST SYSTEM; PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION; SLOVENIA; SOLAR RADIATION BUDGETS; VALIDATION;

FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLEX TERRAIN; HEALTH IMPACT; MODEL VALIDATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PREDICTION; RADIATION BUDGET; SMOG;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PREDICTION; SLOVENIA; SOLAR RADIATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 84922521962     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: 17415101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2014.065118     Document Type: Article

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