Receptor modelling using Positive Matrix Factorisation, back trajectories and Radon-222

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 32, 2007, Pages 6823-6837

  Crawford, Jagoda ^a   Chambers, Scott ^a   Cohen, David D ^a   Dyer, Leisa ^a   Wang, Tao ^b   Zahorowski, Wlodek ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Positive Matrix Factorisation; Potential Source Contribution Function; Radon; Receptor modelling

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ION BEAMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADON;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; FUNCTION TECHNIQUE; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORISATION; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; RECEPTOR MODELLING;

AEROSOLS;

BROMINE; CARBON; LEAD; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RADON 222; ZINC;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MODELING; RADON ISOTOPE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

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

EID: 34548783220     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.048     Document Type: Article

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