Seasonal variation of the concentrations of nitrogenous species and their nitrogen isotopic ratios in aerosols at Gosan, Jeju Island: Implications for atmospheric processing and source changes of aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Kundu, Shuvashish ^a   Kawamura, Kimitaka ^a   Lee, Meehye ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUME CONTROL; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; SODIUM;

AGRICULTURAL STRAW; COLD SEASON; DUST PARTICLE; EMISSION STRENGTH; HARVEST SEASON; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; JEJU ISLAND; N VALUE; NITROGEN ISOTOPIC RATIOS; NITROGEN SPECIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SOURCE REGION; SOUTH KOREA; TOTAL NITROGEN; WARM SEASONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; EMISSION; HARVESTING; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN COMPOUND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SODIUM; STRAW;

CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 78049408603     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013323     Document Type: Article

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