Chemistry of monsoon and post-monsoon rains at a high altitude location, Sinhagad, India

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-79

  Budhavant, K B ^a   Rao, P S P ^a   Safai, P D ^a   Ah, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Long range transport; Rainwater; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; POSITIVE IONS; RAIN;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; IONIC COMPONENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MONSOON SEASON; PRECIPITATION DATA; RAINWATER; RAINWATER SAMPLES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

CHEMISTRY; HILL; MONSOON; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RAINWATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 67449149339     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2008.07.0033     Document Type: Article

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