Contributions of isoprene, monoterpenes, β-caryophyllene, and toluene to secondary organic aerosols in Hong Kong during the summer of 2006

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Hu, Di ^a   Bian, Qijing ^a   Li, Teresa W Y ^a   Lau, Alexis K H ^a   Yu, Jian Zhen ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TOLUENE;

AEROSOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOPRENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONOTERPENE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUMMER; TOLUENE; TRACER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 57949104268     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010437     Document Type: Article

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