Characteristics of carbonate carbon in PM2.5 in a typical semi-arid area of Northeastern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1268-1274

  Ho, K F ^a,b   Zhang, R J ^c   Lee, S C ^b   Hang Ho, Steven Sai ^a,b   Liu, S X ^a,b   Fung, Kochy ^d   Cao, J J ^a   Shen, Z X ^e   Xu, H M ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d Atmoslytic Inc   (United States)

^e XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonate carbon; Dust storm; Semi arid area; Tongyu

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DUST; NITRATES; SALTS; STORMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBONATE CONCENTRATIONS; DUST STORM; SEMI-ARID AREA IN NORTHEAST CHINA; SEMIARID AREA; THERMAL OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; TONGYU;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANION; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE CARBON; CARBONIC ACID; CATION; CHLORIDE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; NITRATE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SULFATE;

ACIDIFICATION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST STORM; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMIARID CLIMATE; WEATHER;

CHINA; JILIN; TONGYU;

EID: 79651469390     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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