Seasonal trends in chemical composition of aerosols at a tropical coastal site of India

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  George, Susan K ^a   Nair, Prabha R ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a   Jacob, Salu ^a   Abraham, Annamma ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; SEA SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE ELEMENT; AIR SAMPLING; AMMONIFICATION; AMMONIUM; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONALITY; SULFATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM;

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DYES; TRACE ELEMENTS; TROPICS;

AEROSOL MASS LOADING; AEROSOL SAMPLES; AEROSOL SOURCE; ANIONIC SPECIES; ANNUAL MEAN; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CATIONIC SPECIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; COASTAL LOCATIONS; COASTAL SITES; INDIVIDUAL ION; MASS CONCENTRATION; MASS LOADINGS; NEAR-SURFACE; SEA SALTS; SEA SPRAY; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL TRENDS; SOURCE MECHANISMS; TOTAL MASS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 56249095868     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009507     Document Type: Article

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