Measurements of ambient hydrocarbons and carbonyls in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-104

  Yuan, Bin ^a   Chen, Wentai ^a   Shao, Min ^a   Wang, Ming ^a   Lu, Sihua ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Liu, Ying ^b   Chang, Chih Chung ^c   Wang, Boguang ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^d JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonyls; Emission ratios; Hydrocarbons; Ozone formation; Source identification

Indexed keywords

CARBONYLS; EMISSION RATIO; GUANGZHOU; LOSS RATES; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE FORMATION POTENTIALS; P-XYLENE; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; VEHICLE EMISSION;

HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; OLEFINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

OZONE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; HYDROCARBON; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84865107555     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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