Investigation into atmospheric deposition through precipitation studies at New Delhi (India)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 4149-4154

  Kulshrestha, U C ^a   Sarkar, A K ^a   Srivastava, S S ^b   Parashar, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Bulk deposition; Dry deposition; Dust; Rain water; Sea salt fraction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; INDIA; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION; WET DEPOSITION;

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, DELHI, NEW DELHI;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DUST; PH; SAMPLING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BULK DEPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; NEUTRALIZATION FACTORS; RAIN WATER; SEA SALT FRACTION;

ACID RAIN;

EID: 0030303641     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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