Effects of meteorological conditions on PM2.5 concentrations in Nagasaki, Japan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 9089-9101

  Wang, Jianhua ^a   Ogawa, Susumu ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Long range transport; Meteorological variables; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; WIND; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEATHER;

JAPAN; KYUSHU; NAGASAKI [KYUSHU];

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; LINEAR MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WEATHER;

EID: 84938867640     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120809089     Document Type: Article

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