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Urban air quality information originates either from observations or from mathematical tools — models and estimations. While the former correspond to the current status of air quality, and may be directly interpreted in terms of human health risk and eco-system degradation potential or effect, the latter provide forecasting information in advance, thus offering decision makers the opportunity to take preventive measures that would “smooth” or alter the results of a forecasted “episode” or even “crisis”. Both “information categories” have a strong spatial/temporal dimension, and are an ideal application domain for World Wide Web (Web)-based information dissemination methods. In the present paper, the use of web-based technologies for the management of environmental simulation tasks within the air quality domain is discussed.
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Karatzas, K. (2005). Internet-Based Management of Environmental Simulation Tasks. In: Faragó, I., Georgiev, K., Havasi, Á. (eds) Advances in Air Pollution Modeling for Environmental Security. NATO Science Series, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3351-6_23
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