Inorganic ion and nitrogen isotopic compositions of atmospheric aerosols at Yurihonjo, Japan: Implications for nitrogen sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 35, 2011, Pages 6309-6316

  Kawashima, Hiroto ^a   Kurahashi, Takahiro ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonium ion; Nitrate; Stable nitrogen isotope ratio; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; AKITA PREFECTURE; AMMONIUM IONS; ANIMAL WASTES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION COMPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN ISOTOPIC; NITROGEN ISOTOPIC RATIOS; NITROGEN SOURCES; SEASONAL TRENDS; STABLE NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; VEHICLE EMISSION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; WASTE INCINERATION;

IONS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SODIUM; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMMONIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IONIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MANURE; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AKITA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU; YURIHONJO;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052961341     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.057     Document Type: Article

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