High-PM10 concentration episodes in Seoul, Korea: Background sources and related meteorological conditions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 7240-7247

  Lee, Seungmin ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Choi, Yong Sang ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background source; Long range transport; Meteorology; PM10

Indexed keywords

BACK TRAJECTORIES; BACKGROUND SOURCE; CLUSTERING ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EXTERNAL SOURCES; GOBI DESERT; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH PRESSURE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTERNAL SOURCE; LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; LOW PRESSURES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEOUL , KOREA; SOURCE REGION; TWO SOURCES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMETER; GEOACCUMULATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); KOREA; METEOROLOGY; MONGOLIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

GOBI DESERT; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 80755153705     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.071     Document Type: Article

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