Numerical study on seasonal variations of gaseous pollutants and particulate matters in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Kwok, Roger H F ^a   Fung, Jimmy C H ^a   Lau, Alexis K H ^a   Fu, Joshua S ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FOG; FRUITS; GEMS; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVERS; SURGE PROTECTION;

COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; CONTINENTAL OUTFLOW; ELEMENTAL CARBON; EMISSION ESTIMATION; EMISSION SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENTS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HONG-KONG; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; PM-COMPOSITION; POLLUTION SOURCES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SULFATE LEVELS; WINTER SEASONS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFATE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 77956224657     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012809     Document Type: Article

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