Estimation of seasonal diurnal variations in primary and secondary organic carbon concentrations in the urban atmosphere: EC tracer and multiple regression approaches

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-108

  Kim, Woogyung ^a   Lee, Hanlim ^a   Kim, Jhoon ^a   Jeong, Ukkyo ^a   Kweon, Jung ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Research Institute of Public Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; EC tracer method; Multiple regression method; Primary organic carbon; Secondary organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DIURNAL CONCENTRATIONS; DIURNAL PATTERN; DIURNAL VARIATION; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LOCAL TIME; MEGACITIES; MIXING HEIGHT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION APPROACH; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; TOC CONCENTRATIONS; TRACER METHODS; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

FOG; OZONE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY ORGANIC CARBON; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ELEMENTAL CARBON TRACER; EQUIPMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

SEOUL [SEOUL (ADS)]; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84861602389     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.03.076     Document Type: Article

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