Particulate matter and gaseous pollutants during a tropical storm and air pollution episode in Southern Taiwan

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-79

  Chang, Lisa Tzu Chi ^a   Tsai, Jiun Horng ^b   Lin, Jui Min ^c   Huang, Yao Sheng ^d   Chiang, Hung Lung ^d  

^a TUNGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid base gases; Denuder sampling system; PM2.5; Water soluble ions

Indexed keywords

ACID-BASE GASES; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS; DENUDER SAMPLING SYSTEM; DENUDERS; FIELD SAMPLING; FILTER PACKS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; IONIC SPECIES; MIXING HEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION EPISODES; PRESSURE SYSTEM; SOUTHERN TAIWAN; TROPICAL STORMS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS; WIND SPEED;

ACIDS; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOG; IONS; THUNDERSTORMS; TROPICS;

POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITRATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; STORM; SULFATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

DALIAO; KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN; TZOUYING;

EID: 78649498614     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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