Study on the aerosol optical properties and their relationship with aerosol chemical compositions over three regional background stations in China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1093-1099

  Che, Huizheng ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a   Zhang, Xiaoye ^a   Zhu, Chize ^b   Ma, Qiangli ^c   Zhou, Huaigang ^d   Wang, Peng ^e  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory   (China)

^c Lin'an Atmospheric Background Station   (China)

^d Shangdianzi Atmospheric Background Station   (China)

^e Longfengshan Atmospheric Background Station   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth (AOD); Angstrom turbidity parameter; Angstrom wavelength exponent; Chemical composition; China; Regional background station

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD); ANGSTROM TURBIDITY PARAMETER; ANGSTROM WAVELENGTH EXPONENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; REGIONAL BACKGROUND STATION;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TURBIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 58249126711     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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