Characterizinig precipitation chemistry in Changhua, Central Taiwan using weather conditions and multivariate analysis

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 165, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 61-75

  Chang, Chuan Te ^a   Lin, Teng Chiu ^a   Hsueh, Mei Li ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Factor analysis; Long range transport; Precipitation chemistry

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CALCIUM; COMPOSITION; DUST; IONS; PH EFFECTS; POTASSIUM; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOIL MECHANICS; STORMS;

ACID DEPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY;

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ACID DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METEOROLOGY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRECIPITATION; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER;

ASIA; CHANGHUA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 23844448455     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-4812-7     Document Type: Article

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