Chemical characteristics and sources of organic acids in precipitation at a semi-urban site in Southwest China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 413-419

  Zhang, Y L ^a,b,c   Lee, X Q ^b   Cao, F ^a,c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Formic acid; Organic acids; Precipitation; Sources

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ASIAN MONSOON; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMASS-BURNING; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DILUTION EFFECT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROWING SEASON; HEAVY RAINFALL; NORTHEAST CHINA; OXALIC ACID; PH VALUE; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRIMARY SOURCES; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINWATER SAMPLES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOURCE STRENGTH; SOURCES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHWEST CHINA; URBAN SITE; VEHICULAR EMISSION; VOLUME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES; WET DEPOSITION FLUX;

ACETIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FORMIC ACID; PH EFFECTS; RAIN; VEGETATION;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; ANION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; RAIN;

AIR MASS; ANION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWING SEASON; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC ACID; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; DILUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROWING SEASON; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH ASIA; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WET DEPOSITION; WINTER;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 78649756493     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.067     Document Type: Article

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