<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Retalis, A.a</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nastos, P.b</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Retalis, D.a</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Study of small ions concentration in the air above Athens, Greece</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Atmospheric Research</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Air pollution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Air quality</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">annual variation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Athens</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Athens [Attica]</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Atmospheric electricity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Atmospheric humidity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Atmospherics</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Attica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">diurnal variation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eurasia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Europe</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Forestry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fourier analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greece</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ion</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ions</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meteorology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moisture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Regression Analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Relative humidity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Small ions</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Smoke</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Southern Europe</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sulfur</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sulfur determination</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sulfur dioxide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sulphur dioxide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Turbulent flow</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wave interference</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wind effects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wind speed</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">wind velocity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-58149484018&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=f65ed604963c487e6dbc9941bd16f8e4</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2-4</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">91</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">219-228</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Measurements of positive and negative small atmospheric ion concentrations have been made regularly since 1968 at the National Observatory of Athens (NOA). In this paper the 17-year period 1968-1984 is summarized. The diurnal and annual variations are examined, and Fourier analysis is also used for the study of the diurnal variation. The concentrations of small ions follow a double diurnal course. The maxima occur near 3-5 h and 13-16 h local time (LT = GMT + 2 h). The minima are observed at 6-8 h and 21-23 h. The annual course of small ions presents maximum concentration values around the summer season. The mean of the small ion concentration (SIC) for the 17-year period (1968-1984) is n+ = 188.8 ions/cm3 for positive ions and n- = 151.1 ions/cm3 for negative ions. Their ratio is equal to 1.25. The year-to-year variation of SIC for the examined period shows a negative trend. The results from multiple regression analysis show that wind speed and SIC are positively correlated, while relative humidity, smoke and sulphur dioxide are negatively correlated. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cited By 13</style></notes></record></records></xml>