Characteristics and diurnal variations of NMHCs at urban, suburban, and rural sites in the Pearl River Delta and a remote site in South China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8620-8632

  Tang, J H ^a   Chan, L Y ^a   Chan, C Y ^a   Li, Y S ^a   Chang, C C ^b   Liu, S C ^b   Wu, D ^c   Li, Y D ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

LPG; Non methane hydrocarbons; PRD; Source signature; South China

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; RIVERS;

NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; SOURCE SIGNATURE;

AIR QUALITY;

ACETYLENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BUTANE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBON; ISOPRENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; META XYLENE; METHANE; OZONE; PARA XYLENE; PROPANE; TOLUENE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INDUSTRY; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 36348942886     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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