Chemical characteristics of atmospheric aerosols over southwest coast of India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 7751-7766

  Hegde, P ^a   Sudheer, A K ^b   Sarin, M M ^b   Manjunatha, B R ^c  

^a ARYABHATTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCES ARIES   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Seasonal variation; Sources

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUELS; INDIA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHWEST COASTS;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FOSSIL FUEL; MAGNESIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ABUNDANCE; AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; SEA SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILITY; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KARNATAKA; MANGALORE; PERSIAN GULF; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35649021786     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.062     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Andreae M., and Crutzen P.J. Atmospheric aerosols: biogeochemical sources and role in atmospheric chemistry. Science 276 (1997) 1052-1058
2. Andreae M.O., Talbot R.W., Andreae T.W., and Harriss R.C. Formic and acetic acid over the Central Amazon region, Brazil. 1. Dry season. Journal of Geophysical Research 93 (1988) 1616-1624
3. Andreae M.O., Andreae T.W., Annegarn H., Beer J., Cachier H., Canut P.I., Elbert W., Maenhaut W., Salma I., Wienhold F.G., and Zenker T. Airborne studies of aerosol emissions from savanna fires in southern Africa: 2. Aerosol chemical composition. Journal of Geophysical Research 103 (1998) 32119-32128
4. APHA, 1995. Eaton, A.D., Clesceri, L.S., Greenberg, A.E. (Eds.), Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 19th ed. Washington, DC, pp. 1-47.
5. Ashwa S.C., Pandit G.G., Rao A.M.M., Sastry V.N., and Krishnamoorthy T.M. Estimation of anions and cations in rainwater samples at Trombay, Bombay using ion chromatograph. In: Proceedings of the fifth National Symposium on Environment (1996) 231-236
6. Ayers G.P., and Yeung K.K. Acid deposition in Hong Kong. Atmospheric Environment 30 (1996) 1581-1587
7. Balsubrahmanyan M.N. Geochronolgy and geochemistry of Archean tonolitic gneisses and granites of South Canara District, Karnataka State, India. In: Windley B.F., and Naqvi S.M. (Eds). The Origin and Evolution of Archean Geochemistry (1978), Elesevier, Amsterdam 59-77
8. Beiderwieden E., Wrzesinsky T., and Klemm O. Chemical characterization of fog and rainwater collected at the eastern Andes cordillera. Hydrology Earth System Science Discussion 2 (2005) S518-S520
9. Chabas A., and Lefevre R.A. Chemistry and microscopy of atmospheric particulates at Delos (Cyclades-Greece). Atmospheric Environment 34 (2000) 225-238
10. Chester, R., Nimo, M., Murphy, K.J.T., 1989. Atmospheric inputs of trace metals, trace organics and nutrients to the Western Mediterranean-the EROS 2000 Programme. In: Martin, J.M., Barth, H. (Eds.), Water Pollution Research Report 13 EROS 2000 (European River Ocean System First Workshop on the North-West Mediterranean Sea Paris), pp. 357-376.
11. Draxler, R.R., Rolph, G.D., 2003. HYSPLIT (HYbrid Single-Particle Lagrangian IntegratedTrajectory) Model access via NOAA ARL READY Website 〈http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready/hysplit4.html〉. NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, SilverSpring, MD.
12. Duce R.A., Liss P.S., Merrill J.T., Atlas E.L., Buat-Menard P., Hicks B.B., Miller J.M., Prospero J.M., Arimoto R., Church T.M., Ellis W., Galloway J.N., Hansen L., Jickells T.D., Knap A.H., Reinhardt K.H., Schneider B., Soudine A., Tokos J.J., Tsunogai S., Wollast R., and Zhou M. The atmospheric input of trace species to the world ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 5 (1991) 193-259
13. EMPS, 1994. Environmental Master Plan Study for Dakshina Kannada District. Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Karnataka State, India and Ministry of Foreign Affair, DANIDA, Denmark.
14. Guazzotti S.A., et al. Real-time measurements of the chemical composition of size-resolved particles during a Santa Ana wind episode, California USA. Atmospheric Environment 35 (2001) 3229-3240
15. Guazzotti S.A., et al. Characterization of carbonaceous aerosols outflow from India and Arabia: biomass/biofuel burning and fossil fuel combustion. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 D15 (2003) 4485 10.1029/2002JD003277
16. Johansen A.M., Siefert R.L., and Hoffmann M.R. Chemical characterization of ambient aerosol collected during the southwest monsoon and intermonsoon seasons over the Arabian Sea: anions and cations. Journal of Geophysical Research 104 (1999) 26,325-26,347
17. Keene W.C., Pszenny A.A.P., Galloway J.N., and Hawley M.E. Sea-salt corrections and interpretation of constituent ratios in marine precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research 91 (1986) 6647-6658
18. Keene W.C., Pszenny A.A.P., Jacob D.J., Duce R.A., Galloway J.N., Schultz-Tokos J.J., Sievering H., and Boatman J.F. The geochemical cycling of reactive chlorine through the marine atmosphere. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 4 (1990) 407-430
19. Khemani, L.T., 1998. Atmospheric aerosols and acidification of precipitation. In: Parashar, D.C., Sharma, C., Mitra, A.P. (Eds.), Global Environment Chemistry, pp. 251-262.
20. Klemm O., Bachmeier A.S., Talbot R.W., and Klemm K.I. Fog chemistry at the New England coast: influence of air mass history. Atmospheric Environment 28 (1994) 1181-1188
21. Lelieveld J., et al. The Indian Ocean experiment: widespread air pollution from South and Southeast Asia. Science 291 (2001) 1031-1036
22. Lobert J.M., and Harris J.M. Trace gases and air mass origin over Kaashidhoo, Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research 12 (2002) 107 10.1029/JD000231
23. Loye-Pilot M.D., Martin J.M., and Morelli J. Influence of Saharan dust on the rain acidity and atmospheric input to the Mediterranean. Nature 321 (1986) 427-428
24. Mitra A.P. INDOEX (India): introductory note. Current Science 76 (1999) 886-889
25. Muller D., Franke K., Wagner F., Althausen D., Ansmann A., and Heintzenberg J. Vertical profiling of optical and physical particle properties over the tropical Indian Ocean with six-wavelength lidar: 1, seasonal cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research 106 (2001) 28567-28575
26. Naik M.S., Khemani L.T., Momin G.A., Rao P.S.P., Safai P.D., and Pillai A.G. Chemical composition of fresh snow from Gulmarg, North India. Environmental Pollution 87 (1995) 167-171
27. Parmar R.S., Satsangi G.S., Kumari M., Lakhani A., Srivastava S.S., and Prakash S. Study of size distribution of atmospheric aerosol at Agra. Atmospheric Environment 35 (2001) 694-702
28. Quinn P.K., Bates T.S., Coffman D.J., Miller T.L., Johnson J.E., Covert D.S., Putaud J.P., Neusub C., and Novakov T. A comparison of aerosol chemical and optical properties from the 1st and 2nd aerosol characterization experiments. Tellus 52B (2000) 239-257
29. Ramakrishnan, M., Harinadhababu, P., 1981. Western Ghat belt. In: Swaminath, J., Ramakrishnan, M. (Eds.), Early Precambrian Supracrustals of Southern Karnataka. Memoir of Geological Survey of India 112, pp. 147-161.
30. Ramanathan V., et al. Indian Ocean experiment: an integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo-Asian haze. Journal of Geophysical Research 106 (2001) 28,371-28,398
31. Rastogi N., and Sarin M.M. Long-term characterization of ionic species in aerosols from urban and high-altitude sites in western India: role of mineral dust and anthropogenic sources. Atmospheric Environment 39 (2005) 5541-5554
32. Saha, A., 2004. Investigations of aerosol characteristics over Arabian Sea, tropical Indian Ocean and coastal India during northern winter. Ph.D. Thesis. Andra University, 256pp.
33. Satheesh S.K., and Ramanathan V. Large differences in the tropical aerosol forcing at the top of the atmosphere and Earth's surface. Nature 405 (2000) 60-63
34. Savoie D.L., Prospero J.M., and Nees R.T. Nitrate, non-sea-salt sulfate, and mineral aerosol over the northwestern Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research 92 (1987) 933-942
35. SPSS, 1997. For Windows, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL.
36. Thepanondh S., Ayers G.P., and Hooper M.A. Analysis of precipitation chemistry in Northern Thailand. Clean Air and Environmental Quality 39 4 (2005) 43-47
37. Topping D., et al. Aerosol chemical characteristics from sampling conducted on the Island of Jeju, Korea during ACE Asia. Atmospheric Environment 38 (2004) 2111-2123