Comparison of EC and BC and evaluation of dust aerosol contribution to light absorption in Xi'an, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 301-312

  Yang, Li ^a,d   Xiaoye, Zhang ^a,b   Sunling, Gong ^b,c   Huizheng, Che ^a   Dan, Wang ^a   Wenjun, Qu ^a   Junying, Un ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Black carbon; Correlation; Dust aerosol; Elemental carbon

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; BLACK CARBON; DUST AEROSOL; ELEMENTAL CARBON;

CARBON; DUST; LIGHT ABSORPTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BLACK CARBON; CARBON; ELEMENTAL CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; DUST;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUTUMN; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIGHT; SEASONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI; XI'AN;

EID: 33747512824     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9062-z     Document Type: Article

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