On the local and regional influence on ground-level ozone concentrations in Hong Kong

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 307-317

  So, K L ^a   Wang, T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemical ratios analysis; Long range transport; Principal component analysis; Tropical cyclone; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; RIVERS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

GROUND-LEVEL OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CYCLONE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OZONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGIONAL PATTERN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RURAL AREA; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; URBAN AREA; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

EID: 0037400373     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00370-6     Document Type: Article

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