Measurement of atmospheric monoaromatic hydrocarbons using differential optical absorption spectroscopy: Comparison with on-line gas chromatography measurements in urban air

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2225-2234

  Lee, Chulkyu ^a   Choi, Yeo Jin ^b   Jung, Jin Sang ^a   Lee, Jeong Soon ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^b   Kim, Young Joon ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; DOAS; On line GC; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METEOROLOGY; MONOCHROMATORS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRACE ANALYSIS;

MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (MAHC); TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZENE; HYDROCARBON; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17444429276     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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