Descriptive analysis of PM2.5 and PM10 at regionally representative locations during SJVAQS/AUSPEX

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2079-2112

  Chow, Judith C ^a   Watson, John G ^a   Lu, Zhiqiang ^a   Lowenthal, Douglas H ^a   Frazier, Clifton A ^a   Solomon, Paul A ^b   Thuillier, Richard H ^b   Magliano, Karen ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; PM10; PM2.5; San Joaquin valley; SJVAQS AUSPEX

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE EPISODE; SJVAQS/AUSPEX; SULPHATE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; IRON; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TITANIUM;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; METALS; NITRATES; NITRIC ACID; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POTASSIUM; SAMPLING; SODIUM; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE EPISODES; SULFATE;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 0030174182     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00402-5     Document Type: Article

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