Atmospheric water-soluble constituents in fine and coarse mode aerosols from high-altitude site in western India: Long-range transport and seasonal variability

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1245-1254

  Kumar, Ashwini ^a   Sarin, M M ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid uptake; Aerosol chemistry; Mineral dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHEMISTRY; AEROSOL MASS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC WATER; BIOMASS-BURNING; CHEMICAL DATA SET; COARSE MODE; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; DATA SETS; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; FUEL EMISSIONS; HIGH ALTITUDE; IONIC COMPOSITION; IONIC SPECIES; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS RATIO; MINERAL DUST; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEMI-ARID REGION; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ACIDS; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CALCIUM; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM;

DUST;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; FOSSIL FUEL; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDIA; MINERAL DUST; MONSOON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

INDIA;

EID: 77349109964     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.035     Document Type: Article

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