Compositions and source apportionments of atmospheric aerosol during Asian dust storm and local pollution in central Taiwan

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-173

  Cheng, Man Ting ^a   Chou, Wei Chun ^a   Chio, Chia Pin ^a,b   Hsu, Shih Chieh ^c   Su, Yi Ru ^a   Kuo, Pei Hsuan ^a   Tsuang, Ben Jei ^a   Lin, Shuen Hsin ^a   Chou, Charles C K ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian dust storm; Chemical compositions; Local pollution; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; GAUSSIAN METHOD; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; ION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA SALT; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOIL; SPECIES; TAIWAN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 68949206222     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-009-9131-8     Document Type: Article

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