The ABC-Pyramid Atmospheric Research Observatory in Himalaya for aerosol, ozone and halocarbon measurements

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 391, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 252-261

  Bonasoni, P ^a   Laj, P ^b   Angelini, F ^a   Arduini, J ^c   Bonafe U ^a   Calzolari, F ^a   Cristofanelli, P ^a   Decesari, S ^a   Facchini, M C ^a   Fuzzi, S ^a   Gobbi, G P ^a   Maione, M ^c   Marinoni, A ^a   Petzold, A ^d   Roccato, F ^a   Roger, J C ^b   Sellegri, K ^b   Sprenger, M ^e   Venzac, H ^b   Verza, G P ^a   Villani, P ^b   Vuillermoz, E ^a   more..

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OZONE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HALOCARBON; TRACE GAS MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

HALOCARBON; HYDROCARBON; OZONE;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HALOCARBON; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONSOON; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE GAS; VALLEY;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; NEPAL; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; SOOT; WEATHER;

ASIA; BOLOGNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; CHINA; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; ITALY; KHUMBU HIMAL; KHUMBU VALLEY; NEPAL; SAGARMATHA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37649008910     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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