Increase in dust storm related PM10 concentrations: A time series analysis of 2001-2015

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-42

  Krasnov, Helena ^a   Katra, Itzhak ^a   Friger, Michael ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Dust storms; PM10; Time series analysis; Trend

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DUST; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STORMS; WIND;

ADDITIVE MODELS; ARID ZONES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DUST STORM; SEASONALITY; SHORT TIME SCALE; TREND; WIND SPEED;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARID REGION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

BEER; CITY; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; MODEL; PERIODICITY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WIND;

BEER SHEVA; ISRAEL; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; DUST; ISRAEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; WIND;

EID: 84960977931     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.021     Document Type: Article

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