Chemical composition of wet precipitation at the background EMEP station in Víznar (Granada, Spain) (2002-2006)

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 408-420

  Calvo, A I ^a   Olmo, F J ^b,c   Lyamani, H ^b,c   Alados Arboledas, L ^b,c   Castro, A ^a   Fernandez Raga M ^a   Fraile, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b CEAMA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; EMEP; Precipitation; Source contribution; Trajectory analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CARBONATE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RAINWATER SAMPLES; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; WET PRECIPITATION; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

ACID RAIN; ACIDS; AEROSOLS; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MARINE POLLUTION; NITRIC ACID; SEAWATER; SULFURIC ACID;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AIR MASS; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; CONDUCTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; NITRIC ACID; PH; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINWATER; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; WEATHER STATION;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 77952319832     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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