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Traffic and air pollution data at a central London intersection (DAPPLE)

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Traffic and air pollution data from the DAPPLE site in central London. Useful for relating traffic emissions to pollutant concentrations at an urban intersection.

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DAPPLE Outputs Project page
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How to cite

University of Leeds. (2004). DAPPLE-EPSRC: DAPPLE traffic and air pollution data [Data set]. http://www.dapple.org.uk/downloads.html

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Details

Resource
Measurements
Method
Field
Geometry
Street canyon
Topic
Dispersion & air quality
Quantities
Concentration
Year
2004
Institution
University of Leeds
Contact
James Tate

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Description from the source

DAPPLE traffic and air pollution data

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