Ozone in China: Spatial distribution and leading meteorological factors controlling O3 in 16 Chinese cities

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 2287-2300

  Gong, Xi ^a,b   Hong, Song ^a   Jaffe, Daniel A ^b,c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; City; Generalized additive model (GAM); Meteorology; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; WIND;

CHINA; CITY; DAILY AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODEL; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; METEOROLOGICAL VARIATION; SPATIAL TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METEOROLOGY; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND DIRECTION;

CHINA;

EID: 85049937540     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.10.0368     Document Type: Article

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