Variation of low molecular weight organic acids in precipitation and cloudwater at high elevation in South China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 6518-6525

  Wang, Yan ^a   Sun, Minghu ^a,b   Li, Penghui ^c   Li, Yuhua ^a   Xue, Likun ^a   Wang, Wenxing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Cloud precipitation; Mount Heng; Sources

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; CLOUD-PRECIPITATION; CONCENTRATION PATTERNS; DIRECT EMISSIONS; DIURNAL PATTERN; HIGH ELEVATION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ORGANIC ACID; MOUNT HENG; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOURCE STRENGTH; SOUTH CHINA; SOUTHERN CHINA; WARM SEASONS;

ACETIC ACID; ACID RAIN; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; RAIN;

ACETIC ACID; ACID RAIN; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CLOUD WATER; DIURNAL VARIATION; ELEVATION; FOG; FORMIC ACID; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID RAIN; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLOUD; FOG; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CHINA; MOUNT HENG; SHANXI;

EID: 80053102711     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.064     Document Type: Article

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