Characterization of precipitation at Agra

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 3405-3412

  Saxena, A ^a   Kulshrestha, U C ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Kumari, K M ^a   Srivastava, S S ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Neutralization; Precipitation; Sources

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORINE; COPPER; FLUORINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; RAIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRA;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SCAVENGING;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, AGRA;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IONS; RAIN; SAMPLING; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; ALKALINE; LIME PULVERIZATION; NEUTRALIZATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 0030251171     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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