SOMETCUBA Bulletin Volume  8  Number 2 December  2002
Cuban Meteorological Society
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APPLICATION OF A GIS SYSTEM IN THE QUALITATIVE ANNALYSIS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN CITIES.

 

by Antonio Wallo

Instituto de Meteorología.

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  Osvaldo Cuesta
Ricardo Manso
Arnaldo Collazo
and Pedro Sánchez

(Key words: Geographical Informations Systems, Air Pollution.)

ABSTRACT

In the present work the use of the Geografical Information Systems (GIS) in the realization of an air quality qualitative evaluation for the main cities of the country is shown. Having the help of the Public Healt Ministry and the Physical Planning Institute. As main results two maps of different air pollution levels were obtained, one for Havana City and another for the rest of the cities of Cuba.

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