Estimates of the contribution of below-cloud scavenging to the pollutant loadings of rain in Taipei, Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 693-704

  Lin, Neng Huei ^a   Peng, Chi Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Below cloud scavenging; Cloud chemistry; Precipitation chemistry; Sulfate and nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039257227     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.1999.10.4.693(A)     Document Type: Article

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