Photochemical evolution of submicron aerosol chemical composition in the Tokyo megacity region in summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Miyakawa, T ^a   Takegawa, N ^a   Kondo, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON BLACK; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; ALKYL NITRATES; BLACK CARBON; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MASS CONCENTRATION; MASS RATIO; MASS SPECTRA; MASS-TO-CHARGE RATIO; MEGACITIES; OBSERVATION PERIOD; ORGANIC AEROSOL; ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ORGANIC PARTICLES; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; QUADRUPOLES; REACTIVE NITROGEN; SUBMICRON; SUBMICRON AEROSOL; SUBURBAN SITES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME-SCALES; URBAN SITE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BLACK CARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEGACITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SMOG;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

EID: 58249085443     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009493     Document Type: Article

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