Processes affecting concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the UK atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-124

  Harrison, Roy M ^a,c   Laxen, Duncan ^b   Moorcroft, Stephen ^b   Laxen, Kieran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Air Quality Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diurnal variations; Particulate matter; PM2.5; Polar plots

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AMMONIUM NITRATE; COMMON FEATURES; CONCENTRATION REDUCTION; DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN UNION; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; LIMIT VALUES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAR PLOT; RAPID EXPANSION; SCOTLAND; SECONDARY PARTICULATES; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC SOURCES; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN BACKGROUND; WINTER MONTHS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ROADSIDES;

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

AIR MASS; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; EASTERLY WAVE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVAPORATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; RURAL AREA; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ELEMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; EVAPORATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VOLATILIZATION; WINTER;

ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82955182197     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.028     Document Type: Article

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