Using synoptic classification and trajectory analysis to assess air quality during the winter heating period in Ürümqi, China

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-319

  Wang, Lili ^a   Wang, Yuesi ^a   Sun, Yang ^a   Li, Yuanyuan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Xinjiang Weather Office   (China)

Author keywords

air pollution index (API); automated meteorological classification; backward trajectory; synoptic climatology; r mqi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863118939     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-011-9234-4     Document Type: Article

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