Size- and time-resolved chemical particle characterization during carebeijing-2006: Different pollution regimes and diurnal profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Van Pinxteren, D ^a   Bruggemann E ^a   Gnauk, T ^a   Iinuma, Y ^a   Muller K ^a   Nowak, A ^a   Achtert, P ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a   Herrmann, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECONOMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARAFFINS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION;

AIR MASS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BEIJING , CHINA; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL DATA; DAYTIME CONCENTRATION; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; DIURNAL VARIATION; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ENHANCED EMISSION; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FINE PARTICLES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IMPACTORS; INORGANIC IONS; LOW WIND SPEED; MASS CONCENTRATION; OXALIC ACID; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; PARTICLE GROWTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITATIVE DATA; REGIONAL SCALE; SECONDARY IONS; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; SUBURBAN SITES; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TIME-RESOLVED; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ION; METEOROLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RESEARCH WORK; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; WIND VELOCITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 71149104315     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010890     Document Type: Article

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