Integrating modelling and smart sensors for environmental and human health

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 238-246

  Reis, Stefan ^a,j   Seto, Edmund ^b   Northcross, Amanda ^c   Quinn, Nigel W T ^d   Convertino, Matteo ^e   Jones, Rod L ^f   Maier, Holger R ^g   Schlink, Uwe ^h   Steinle, Susanne ^k   Vieno, Massimo ^a   Wimberly, Michael C ⁱ  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^h HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

ⁱ SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^k INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Big data; Environmental health; Environmental sensors; Integrated modelling; Population health

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; HEALTH;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED MODELLING; PARADIGM SHIFTS; POPULATION HEALTH; RESEARCH NEEDS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSOR; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84947020147     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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