Weekly periodicities of meteorological variables and their possible association with aerosols in Korea

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 38, 2009, Pages 6058-6065

  Kim, Byung Gon ^a   Choi, Min Hyeok ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^b  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Diurnal temperature range; Korea; Meteorological variables; Weekly periodicities

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION; ANNUAL MEAN; CLOUD FRACTION; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; KOREA; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; SOLAR INSOLATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; INSOLATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE FLUX; PERIODICITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLOUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; KOREA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERIODICITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 71049161779     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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