Black carbon and its correlation with trace gases at a rural site in Beijing: Top-down constraints from ambient measurements on bottom-up emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Wang, Yuxuan ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Kondo, Yutaka ^b   Kajino, Mizuo ^c   Munger, J William ^d   Hao, Jiming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AIR MASS; AMBIENT MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS-BURNING; BLACK CARBON; BOTTOM-UP AND TOP-DOWN; EMISSION RATIO; MASS CONCENTRATION; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; RURAL SITE; SOURCE REGION; TOPDOWN; TOTAL EMISSIONS; TRACE-GASES; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; WET DEPOSITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR MASS; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TRACE GAS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84855314953     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016575     Document Type: Article

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