A pragmatic mass closure model for airborne particulate matter at urban background and roadside sites

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 35, 2003, Pages 4927-4933

  Harrison, Roy M ^a   Jones, Alan M ^a   Lawrence, Royston G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coarse fraction; Mass closure; Particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON; DUST; NITRATES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADSIDES;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; IRON; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; WATER;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MINERAL DUST; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0141838570     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.08.025     Document Type: Article

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