The transport pathways and sources of PM10 pollution in Beijing during spring 2001, 2002 and 2003

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2004, Pages

  Wang, Y Q ^a   Zhang, X Y ^a   Arimoto, R ^b   Cao, J J ^a   Shen, Z X ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; DUST; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

DUST EMISSIONS; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS (PSCF); TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRAJECTORY;

ASIA; BEIJING; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4644263556     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019732     Document Type: Article

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