The challenge of improving visibility in Beijing

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 7821-7827

  Zhang, Q H ^a   Zhang, J P ^a   Xue, H W ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLEAR SKY; OLYMPIC GAMES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VISIBILITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 77956033432     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7821-2010     Document Type: Article

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