Secondary aerosol formation and identification of regional source locations by PSCF analysis in the Indo-Gangetic region of India

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-47

  Kulshrestha, Umesh C ^a   Raman, Ramya Sunder ^b   Kulshrestha, Monika J ^c   Rao, T N ^d   Hazarika, Partha J ^e  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BHOPAL   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic sources; Chemical composition; Gas to particle conversion; Geosphere Biosphere Program (ISRO GBP) land campaign; Indian Space Research Organization; Potential source contribution function (PSCF); Relative humidity; Secondary aerosols

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR OXIDE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SULFATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDIA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ALLAHABAD; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 77953609668     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-010-9156-z     Document Type: Article

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