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A Highly Parameterized Regional Oxidant Model Imbedded in an Integrated, Game-Like Model Designed to Simulate Interaction between Environmental, Social and Economic Factors

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In this paper, we have presented the air quality submodel in LFB-QUEST. Although the air quality model is highly parameterized, as required by the relatively short execution times, the interactions between the air quality module and the other make it a powerful tool in exploring the links between human behaviour and air quality. It is hoped that through the exploration of these links, future air quality issues can be better understood by regional planners and the public.

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  1. Atmospheric Science Program, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z2, Canada

    M. Rucker & D. G. Steyn

  2. Envision Sustainability Tools Inc., 2386 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T1Z3, Canada

    D. Biggs & M. Walsh

  3. Biosphere 2, 32540 S. Biosphere Rd., P.O. Box 689, Oracle, AZ, 85623

    D. Rothman

  4. Sustainable Development Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z2, Canada

    J. B. Robinson

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  1. RisØ National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark

    Sven-Erik Gryning

  2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

    Francis A. Schiermeier

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Rucker, M., Steyn, D.G., Biggs, D., Walsh, M., Rothman, D., Robinson, J.B. (2004). A Highly Parameterized Regional Oxidant Model Imbedded in an Integrated, Game-Like Model Designed to Simulate Interaction between Environmental, Social and Economic Factors. In: Gryning, SE., Schiermeier, F.A. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XIV. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47460-3_6

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