Modelling the non-linear association of particulate matter (PM10) with meteorological parameters and other air pollutants—a case study in Makkah

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Munir, Said ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Makkah Saudi Arabia; PM10; Quantile regression model

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84949966018     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-2207-7     Document Type: Article

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