Spatial and temporal distribution of PM2.5 pollution in Xi’an city, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 6608-6625

  Huang, Ping ^a   Zhang, Jingyuan ^a   Tang, Yuxiang ^a   Liu, Lu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; PM2.5; Spatial and temporal distribution; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDY WEATHER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRY; LOW WIND; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WINTER; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASON; WEATHER; WIND;

CHINA; SHAANXI; XIAN;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; WEATHER; WIND;

EID: 84934971369     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120606608     Document Type: Article

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