Trends in cloud water sulfate and nitrate as measured at two mountain sites in the Eastern United States:. Regional contributions and temporal changes compared with regional changes in emissions, 1986-1999

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 4423-4437

  Anderson, James B ^a   Baumgardner, Ralph E ^b   Sandra E Grenville, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Air Quality Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Back trajectory; Cloud chemistry; Cloud liquid water content

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN; BACK TRAJECTORY; CLOUD CHEMISTRY; CLOUD LIQUID WATER CONTENT;

ACID RAIN;

NITRATE; SULFATE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD DROPLET; METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CLOUD; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; APPALACHIANS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN; WHITETOP MOUNTAIN;

EID: 33745196219     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.01.057     Document Type: Article

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