A study of precipitation scavenging of semivolatile organic compounds in a tropical area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  He, Jun ^a   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RAIN; SUPERCOOLING; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AROMATIC RINGS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC SCAVENGING; GASPHASE; HENRY'S LAW; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PARTICLE FRACTION; PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING; RAINFALL INTENSITY; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SCAVENGING RATIOS; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SINGAPORE; SURFACE ADSORPTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

DISSOLUTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PAH; PESTICIDE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 68849128064     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011685     Document Type: Article

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