Seasonal variability of ambient NH3, NO, NO2 and SO2 over Delhi

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1023-1028

  Sharma, S K ^a   Datta, A ^a   Saud, T ^a   Saxena, M ^a   Mandal, T K ^a   Ahammed, Y N ^a   Arya, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Ambient NH3; Ambient NO, NO2 and SO2; Chemiluminescence method; Diurnal and seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NO, NO2 AND SO2; CHEMICAL TRAPS; DELHI , INDIA; MIXING RATIOS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE-GASES;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE;

LIGHT MEASUREMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; AMMONIA; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MIXING RATIO; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUMMER; TRACE GAS; WINTER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; LUMINESCENCE; SEASON;

AMMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; LUMINESCENCE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 77954585849     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60213-8     Document Type: Article

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