Suspended particulate matter and its relations to the urban climate in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 4175-4181

  Jonsson, P ^a   Bennet, C ^a,b   Eliasson, I ^a   Selin Lindgren, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dar es Salaam; Elements; Energy dispersive X ray fluorescence; Seasonal variations; Suspended particulate matter; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHLORINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; POTASSIUM; SOILS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SUSPENDED MATTER; URBAN CLIMATE;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CHLORINE; LEAD; POTASSIUM; TITANIUM; ZINC;

DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT ISLAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN CLIMATE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TANZANIA; TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 3042613592     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.04.021     Document Type: Article

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