Application of meteorology-based methods to determine local and external contributions to particulate matter pollution: A case study in Venice (Italy)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-81

  Squizzato, Stefania ^a   Masiol, Mauro ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local and external contributions; Meteorology based methods; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BALLOONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIGITAL STORAGE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION; TRAJECTORIES;

BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY FUNCTION; EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; WIND CIRCULATION PATTERNS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ITALY; PO VALLEY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84939605162     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.026     Document Type: Article

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