A dual site study of the rainwater chemistry within the Western Pacific region

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-103

  Wai, K M ^a   Wang, S H ^b   Tanner, P A ^a   Lin, N H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Asia; Cyclone; Rainwater composition; Weather systems

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE ION; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTON; RAIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACID RAIN; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PH; RAINWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPLETION; HONG KONG; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUMMER; TAIWAN; WEATHER; WINTER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); TAIWAN;

EID: 34250669131     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-007-9064-z     Document Type: Article

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