Ambient TSP concentration and dustfall in major cities of China: Spatial distribution and temporal variability

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1641-1648

  Zhang, X X ^a   Shi, P J ^a   Liu, L Y ^a   Tang, Y ^a   Cao, H W ^a   Zhang, X N ^a   Hu, X ^a   Guo, L L ^a   Lue, Y L ^a   Qu, Z Q ^a   Jia, Z J ^a   Yang, Y Y ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dustfall; Sand and dust storm; TSP

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION INDEX; ANNUAL AVERAGE; CHINA; DUST STORM; DUSTFALL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMID AREAS; INNER MONGOLIA; LINEAR RELATION; LOESS PLATEAU; MAJOR CITIES; MAXIMUM VALUES; METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS; NORTHERN CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; PEAK VALUES; SAND STORMS; SOUTHEASTERN CHINA; SOUTHERN CHINA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAKLAMAKAN; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WEATHER STATIONS; WINTER SEASONS; XINJIANG;

AIR QUALITY; ARID REGIONS; DUST; LANDFORMS; SAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS;

TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; DUST; DUST STORM; LOESS; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND STORM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WEATHER;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 77949774875     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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