Time trends in the precipitation chemistry at a mountain site in northeastern Spain for the period 1983-1994

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1363-1373

  Avila, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Bulk deposition; NE Spain; S emissions; Sulphate; Trends

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; IONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PH; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM; BULK DEPOSITION; MOUNTAIN; PH DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY; SAHARAN REGION; SPAIN; SULPHATE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AMMONIA; NITRATE; RAIN; SULFATE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESERT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TIME;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION DATA (1983-1994); PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY; RED RAIN; SAHARAN PARTICLE TRANSPORT; SULPHATE CONCENTRATION; SULPHUR EMISSION;

SPAIN, BARCELONA, MONTSERY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030131785     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00472-6     Document Type: Article

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