Variability of organic and elemental carbon, water soluble organic carbon and isotopes in Hong Kong

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4569-4576

  Ho, K F ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Cao, J J ^b   Li, Y S ^a   Chow, J C ^c   Watson, J G ^c   Fung, K ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AtmAA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; INORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLLUTANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33749988982     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-4569-2006     Document Type: Article

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