Seasonal, diurnal and nocturnal behaviors of lower carbonyl compounds in the urban environment of Beirut, Lebanon

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2459-2468

  Moussa, Samar G ^a   El Fadel, Mutassem ^a   Saliba, Najat A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Lebanon; Low carbonyl compounds; OH radical fluxes; Primary carbonyl emissions; Seasonal carbonyl variation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORMALDEHYDE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTION;

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; LEBANON; LOW-CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; OH RADICAL FLUXES; PRIMARY CARBONYL EMISSIONS; SEASONAL CARBONYL VARIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALDEHYDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROXIDE; NITROUS ACID; OZONE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; RADICAL;

ACETALDEHYDE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; DECOMPOSITION; FORMALDEHYDE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOLYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DECOMPOSITION; DILUTION; EXHAUST GAS; LEBANON; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33645401085     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.12.031     Document Type: Article

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