Numerical investigation of gas scavenging by weak precipitation

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-231

  Zhang, Leiming ^a   Vet, Robert ^a   Michelangeli, Diane V ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aqueous phase chemistry; Cloud chemistry modelling; Gaseous pollutant; Precipitation scavenging; Scavenging coefficient

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC ACID; RAIN; SODIUM PEROXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATIFORM CLOUD; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS MODEL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; TROPOSPHERE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 33746641387     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-005-9010-x     Document Type: Article

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