Ground-level ozone in the Pearl River Delta region: Analysis of data from a recently established regional air quality monitoring network

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 814-823

  Zheng, Junyu ^a   Zhong, Liuju ^b   Wang, Tao ^c   Louie, Peter K K ^d   Li, Zhicheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Guangdong Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ground level ozone; HYSPLIT model; Spatial characteristics; Temporal

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; ANALYSIS OF DATA; BACK TRAJECTORIES; COASTAL AREA; DIURNAL CYCLE; DIURNAL VARIATION; GROUND-LEVEL OZONE; HYSPLIT MODEL; MASS TRANSPORT; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE POLLUTION; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL SITE; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREAS; URBAN CENTERS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

OZONE;

GROUND LEVEL OZONE; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; AUTUMN; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; TIME; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 75449105000     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.032     Document Type: Article

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