Characteristics of aerosols and mass closure study at two WMO GAW regional background stations in eastern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-131

  Yan, Peng ^a,b   Zhang, Renjian ^c   Huan, Ning ^d   Zhou, Xiuji ^b   Zhang, Yangmei ^b   Zhou, Huaigang ^e   Zhang, Leiming ^c,f  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d Beijing Environmental Bureau   (China)

^e Beijing Meteorological Bureau   (China)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol mass closure; Regional background stations; Size and chemically resolved aerosols

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL MASS; COLD WEATHER; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; EASTERN CHINA; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; FINE AEROSOLS; FINE PARTICLE MASS; FINE PARTICLES; GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC WATCHES; GRAVIMETRIC MASS; IMPACTORS; IONIC COMPOSITION; MASS CLOSURE; MASS CONCENTRATION; MULTI-STAGE; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SEASONAL DIFFERENCES; SEASONAL MEAN; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SOIL TYPES; TOTAL MASS; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WINTER TIME; YANGTZE RIVER DELTA;

AERODYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON; ION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GRAVIMETRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACKGROUND SELECTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRACTIONATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAVIMETRY; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WINTER; WMO GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC WATCH STATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84863758077     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.050     Document Type: Article

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