Comparison of sources affecting chemical compositions of aerosol and rainwater at different locations in Turkey

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-314

  Türküm, Ahmet ^a   Pekey, Beyhan ^a   Pekey, Hakan ^a   Tuncel, Gürdal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Factor analysis; Potential source contribution function; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RAIN;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC COMPONENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; BLACK SEA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DATA SETS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GENERAL PATTERN; NORTH AFRICA; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; RAINWATER; RAINWATER SAMPLES; RURAL STATIONS; SOURCE REGIONS; SOURCE TYPES; UKRAINE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; RAINWATER;

AMASRA; ANTALYA [TURKEY]; BARTIN; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 49349095798     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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