Influence of synoptic and local atmospheric patterns on PM10 air pollution levels: a model application to Naples (Italy)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 218-228

  Fortelli, Alberto ^a   Scafetta, Nicola ^a   Mazzarella, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

850 and 500 geopotential height; Air pollution modeling and forecast; Local meteorological parameters; PM10 metropolitan air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION; RAIN; THERMAL POLLUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTION MODELING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL PATTERNS; RELATIVE TEMPERATURES;

FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORECASTING METHOD; GEOPOTENTIAL; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; URBAN POLLUTION; WIND STRESS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; ITALY; LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNOPTIC ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN; URBAN AREA; WIND;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84983670472     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.08.050     Document Type: Article

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