Rain-aerosol coupling in the tropical atmosphere of Southeast Asia: Distribution and scavenging ratios of major ionic species

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-220

  He, Jun ^a   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerosol composition; Rainwater composition; Scavenging coefficients; Scavenging ratios

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; RAIN; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; COASTAL ZONE; IONIC COMPOSITION; MONSOON; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINWATER; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHER;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 72349094983     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-008-9118-x     Document Type: Article

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