Wintertime chemical composition of aerosols at a rural location in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1798-1809

  George, Susan K ^a   Nair, Prabha R ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a   Jacob, Salu ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic aerosols; Atmospheric aerosols; Chemical model; Haze; Mineral dust; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL MODEL; HAZE; MINERAL DUST; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE; DUST; MANGANESE; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 79961031067     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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