Using statistical models to explore ensemble uncertainty in climate impact studies: The example of air pollution in Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2559-2574

  Lemaire, Vincent E P ^a   Colette, Augustin ^a   Menut, Laurent ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GEOSTATISTICS; OZONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EASTERN EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84960171955     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-2559-2016     Document Type: Article

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