Black carbon aerosol mass concentrations over Ahmedabab, an urban location in western India: Comparison with urban sites in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Ramachandran, S ^a   Rajesh, T A ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON BLACK; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUMIGATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; DIURNAL VARIATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AHMEDABAD; ASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUJARAT; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249673241     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007488     Document Type: Article

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