Temporal characteristics from continuous measurements of PM2.5 and speciation at the Taipei Aerosol Supersite from 2002 to 2008

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1088-1096

  Chang, Shuen Chin ^a,b   Chou, Charles C K ^c   Chan, Chang Chuan ^d   Lee, Chung Te ^e  

^a Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Long range transport; PM2.5; PM2.5 standard setup; Secondary aerosol; Supersite

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ELEMENTAL CARBON; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS CONCENTRATION; OBSERVATION DATA; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PREVAILING WINDS; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; NITRATES; ORGANIC CARBON; STANDARDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIURNAL VARIATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; TAIWAN;

CHINA; TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 75249106302     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.046     Document Type: Article

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