Measurements of ozone and its precursors in Beijing during summertime: Impact of urban plumes on ozone pollution in downwind rural areas

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 12241-12252

  Xu, J ^a,b,c   Ma, J Z ^a   Zhang, X L ^c   Xu, X B ^a   Xu, X F ^c   Lin, W L ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Meng, W ^c   Ma, Z Q ^c  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 83055179226     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12241-2011     Document Type: Article

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