Source characterization of ozone precursors by complementary approaches of vehicular indicator and principal component analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1771-1778

  Chang, Chih Chung ^a   Wang, Jia Lin ^b   Candice Lung, Shih Chun ^a   Liu, Shaw Chen ^a   Shiu, Chein Jung ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Industrial emissions; NMHC; Principle component analysis; Vehicular tracer; VOCs

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NATURES; COMPOSITION PROFILES; DATA SETS; HOUSEHOLD FUELS; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; NMHC; NON ATTAINMENTS; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; OZONE PRECURSORS; OZONE-FORMING POTENTIALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOURCE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SOURCE PROFILES; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TRAFFIC SOURCES; VEHICULAR TRACER; VOCS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHYLENE; FULLERENES; INDUSTRY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

EID: 60649110825     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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