Small-scale spatial variability in the representative ionic composition of rainwater within urban Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-144

  Sequeira, R ^a   Lai, C C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Analysis of variance; Anthropogenic acidity; Hong kong; Microscale spatial variability; Precipitation scavenging; Stoichiometric and statistical analysis; Urban precipitation chemistry; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; IONS; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFURIC ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); FORMIC ACID; MICROSCALE SPATIAL VARIABILITY; OXALIC ACID; WET DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FORMIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RAIN; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; IONIC COMPOSITION; RAINWATER;

ACID RAIN; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; HONG KONG; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0031986502     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00336-1     Document Type: Article

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