Impact of Asian dust and continental pollutants on cloud chemistry observed in northern Taiwan during the experimental period of ABC/EAREX 2005

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Sheng Hsiang ^a,b,c   Lin, Neng Huei ^a   OuYang, Chang Feng ^a   Wang, Jia Lin ^a   Campbell, James R ^d   Peng, Chi Ming ^a   Lee, Chung Te ^a   Sheu, Guey Rong ^a   Tsay, Si Chee ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL RADAR; POLLUTION; STORMS;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ASIAN DUST; CHEMICAL LOADING; CLOUD WATER; CONTINENTAL OUTFLOW; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; DUST EVENT; DUST STORM; EASTERN CHINA; ENRICHMENT EFFECTS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; NORTHERN TAIWAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGIONAL IMPACTS; URBAN REGIONS;

DUST;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; CALCIUM; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ION EXCHANGE; LIDAR; NEUTRALIZATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; STORM; URBAN AREA;

CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; GOSAN; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 77958538975     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013692     Document Type: Article

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