Influence of Beijing outflow on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) observed at a mountain site in North China Plain

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-57

  Suthawaree, Jeeranut ^a   Kato, Shungo ^a   Pochanart, Pakpong ^b,e   Kanaya, Yugo ^b,e   Akimoto, Hajime ^c   Wang, Zifa ^d   Kajii, Yoshizumi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Acid Deposition and Oxidant Research Center   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Background mixing ratios; Beijing Outflow; Photochemical age; Volatile Organic Compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; BEIJING OUTFLOW; EMISSION SOURCES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; LOCAL EMISSIONS; MAJOR FACTORS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; MIXING RATIOS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; PHOTOCHEMICAL AGE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; URBAN AREAS;

AIR QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; HYDROXIDE; MIXING RATIO; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; OUTFLOW; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84862817096     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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