The acidification process under the cloud in southwest China: Observation results and simulation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 851-861

  Heng Chi, Lei ^a   Tanner, Peter A ^a   Huang, Mei Yuan ^b   Shen, Zhi Lai ^b   Yu Xia, Wu ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Air pollution; China; Simulation; Washout

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; HYDROGEN; RAIN; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CLOUD; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

ACID RAIN; ACIDIZATION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH; SAMPLING;

CLOUD WATER; IONIC CONCENTRATION; RAIN WATER;

AIR POLLUTION;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RAINWATER; SCAVENGING; SULPHUR DIOXIDE;

CHINA;

EID: 0030617207     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00247-6     Document Type: Article

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