Chemical composition and size distribution of wintertime aerosols in the atmosphere of Mt. Hua in central China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1251-1258

  Li, Jianjun ^a,b   Wang, Gehui ^a,b   Zhou, Bianhong ^b,c   Cheng, Chunlei ^b   Cao, Junji ^a,b   Shen, Zhenxing ^a   An, Zhisheng ^a,b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c Baoji University of Art and Science   (China)

Author keywords

Inorganic ions; Mountain aerosols; Organic and elemental carbon; Size distribution; Sources

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; AIR MASS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COARSE MODE; ELEMENTAL CARBON; INORGANIC IONS; MAJOR IONS; MOUNTAIN AEROSOLS; OC/EC RATIO; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANIC INPUTS; ORGANICS; PH VALUE; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; PLANT EMISSIONS; SOLID-PHASE; SOURCES; SOUTHERN CHINA;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; IONS; LANDFORMS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; ION; MAGNESIUM ION; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM ION; SULFATE; WATER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHOTOOXIDATION; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH MEASUREMENT; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLE; WINTER;

CHINA; MOUNT HUA; SHAANXI;

EID: 79251483585     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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