Identifying the factors influencing PM2.5 in southern Taiwan using dynamic factor analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 7276-7285

  Kuo, Yi Ming ^a   Wang, Sheng Wei ^b,c   Jang, Cheng Shin ^d   Yeh, Naichia ^a   Yu, Hwa Lung ^e  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Agricultural Engineering Research Center Chungli   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol supersite; Dynamic factor analysis; Kaohsiung; PM2.5; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; COASTAL AREA; DYNAMIC FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL PARKS; KAOHSIUNG; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; SOUTHERN TAIWAN; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COASTAL ZONES; FOG; OPTIMIZATION; PARKS; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRATE; NITRATE OXIDE; SULFATE; SULFATE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 80755153594     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.043     Document Type: Article

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