Size distributions of particulate sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium at a coastal site in Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 843-853

  Zhuang, Hong ^a   Chan, Chak K ^a   Fang, Ming ^a   Wexler, Anthony S ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Hong Kong; Nitrate; Size distributions; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; COASTAL ZONES; CONDENSATION; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

COASTAL ZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; HONG KONG; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOIL;

CHINA;

EID: 0033103822     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00305-7     Document Type: Article

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