Retrieving historical ambient PM2.5 concentrations using existing visibility measurements in Xi'an, Northwest China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-20

  Shen, Zhenxing ^a,b   Cao, Junji ^b   Zhang, Leiming ^c   Zhang, Qian ^a   Huang, R J ^b,d,e   Liu, Suixin ^b   Zhao, Zhuzi ^b   Zhu, Chongshu ^b   Lei, Yali ^a   Xu, Hongmei ^a   Zheng, Chunli ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Data retrieval; PM2.5; Regression model; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; VISIBILITY;

DATA RETRIEVAL; EXPONENTIAL REGRESSION; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; NORTHWEST CHINA; REGRESSION MODEL; STRONG CORRELATION; VISIBILITY MEASUREMENTS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VISIBILITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; VISIBILITY; WINTER;

CHINA; SHAANXI; XIAN;

EID: 84949267501     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.11.040     Document Type: Article

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