Seasonal variation, source, and regional representativeness of the background aerosol from two remote sites in western China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 265-288

  Qu, Wenjun ^a,b   Wang, Dan ^c   Wang, Yaqiang ^b   Sheng, Lifang ^a   Fu, Gang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol background; Regional representativeness; Seasonal variation and source; Southwestern and northwestern China; Zhuzhang (ZUZ) and Akdala (AKD)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; EAST ASIA; ELEMENTAL CARBON; GENERAL PATTERNS; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; NORTHWESTERN YUNNAN; REGIONAL CLIMATE EFFECTS; REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVENESS; REMOTE SITES; SEA SALTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WESTERN CHINA; XINJIANG; ZHUZHANG (ZUZ) AND AKDALA (AKD);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CALCIUM; ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM ION; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM ION; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; PARTICULATE MATTER; SODIUM;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; POINT SOURCE; SEA SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHINA; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SPRING; WINTER; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHINA; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAGNESIUM; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; SODIUM;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77956185808     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1048-9     Document Type: Article

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