Comparative influences of airborne pollutants and meteorological parameters on atmospheric visibility and turbidity

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-509

  Wen, Chih Chung ^a   Yeh, Hui Hsuan ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne pollutants; Meteorological parameters; Turbidity; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TAIWAN STRAITS; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND SPEED; WIND VELOCITIES;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SUN; TURBIDITY; VISIBILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TURBIDITY; VISIBILITY; WIND VELOCITY;

TAICHUNG HARBOR; TAIWAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 77952551699     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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