Comparison of temporal features of sulphate and nitrate at urban and rural sites in Spain and the UK

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 383-391

  Revuelta, M A ^a   Harrison, R M ^b,c   Nunez L ^a   Gomez Moreno, F J ^a   Pujadas, M ^a   Artinano B ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Nitrate; Semi continuous; Sulphate; Timescale

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT PROCESS; HETEROGENEOUS FORMATION; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MIXING LAYERS; NITRATE REDUCTION; RURAL SITE; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SULPHATE REDUCTION; SULPHATES; SULPHUR EMISSIONS; TEMPORAL FEATURES; TIME-SCALES; URBAN BACKGROUND; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

NITRATES;

NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; ENTRAINMENT; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SULFATE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864139139     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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